Akçay Dam in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
impounds the Akçay River, a tributary of
Sakarya River
The Sakarya (; ; ; ) is the third longest river in Turkey. It runs through the region known in ancient times as Phrygia. It was considered one of the principal rivers of Asia Minor (Anatolia) in Greek classical antiquity, and is mentioned in th ...
.
It is situated in
Gölpazarı ilçe (district) of
Bilecik Province
Bilecik Province () is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the west, Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north, Bolu to the east, Eskişehir to the southeast and Kütahya to the south. Its area is 4,179 km2, and its population is ...
at close to
Softalar village. The height of this rockfill dam is and the dam volume is . Its storage capacity is . The dam has recently been completed. After water holding phase, of agricultural land will be irrigated.
Tweeter note of State hydrolic Works
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Dams in Bilecik Province
Gölpazarı District
Dams completed in 2016