Akköprü Dam
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Akköprü Dam is an embankment dam
on the Dalaman River in Muğla Province
, Turkey
, built between 1995 and 2009. It supports a 115 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 14192 hectares (35,069.2 acre).
Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
on the Dalaman River in Muğla Province
Mugla Province
Muğla Province is a province of Turkey, at the country's south-western corner, on the Aegean Sea. Its seat is Muğla, about inland, while some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts, such as Bodrum, Ölüdeniz, Marmaris and Fethiye, are on the coast in Muğla....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, built between 1995 and 2009. It supports a 115 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 14192 hectares (35,069.2 acre).