Güzelhisar Dam is a dam in
Izmir Province,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, built between 1975 and 1981. The development was backed by the
Turkish State Hydraulic Works
The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su İşleri) is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are ener ...
.
In January 2023, severe drought hits Türkiye's 3rd-largest city Izmir, resulting decreasing water levels in major
dams and water occupancy rate of the Güzelhisar Dam decreases from 66.38% to 60.84%.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region.
Aegean Region
There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, western part of Turkey.
* Adıgüzel Dam, Denizli
*Afşar Dam, Manisa
*Akdeğirmen Dam, Afyonkarahisar
*Akgedik Dam, Muğla
* Ak ...
References
DSI directory,
State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su İşleri) is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are ener ...
, Retrieved December 16, 2009
Dams in İzmir Province
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