Çaygören Dam

Çaygören Dam
Location	Balikesir, Turkey
Purpose	Irrigation, industrial water, flood-control
Status	Operational
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1968
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth fill dam
Height (foundation)	52 meters
Dam volume	3,412,000 m³
Reservoir
Catchment area	130,000,000 m³
Surface area	7 km²

Çaygören Dam is a dam in Balikesir, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The construction lasted from 1965 to 1968.[1]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

External links

• DSI directory Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "Çaygören Dam (Balikesir, 1968)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

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