Kemer Dam

Kemer Dam
Official name	Kemer Barajı
Location	Bozdoğan, Aydın, Turkey
Coordinates	37.5718°N 28.5246°E / 37.5718; 28.5246
Construction began	1954
Opening date	September 25, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-09-25)[1]
Dam and spillways
Height	108 m (354 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Kemer Reservoir
Total capacity	419 ha (1,040 acres)
Power Station
Installed capacity	48 MW
Annual generation	150 GWh

Kemer Dam is a dam in Bozdoğan, Aydın, Turkey, built between 1954 and 1958. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. In 2016 the dam got privatized and in 2017 Aydın Metropolitan Municipality decided to open the doors of the Arapapıştı Canyon to tourists. The canyon is connected to the dam.[1][2]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

• DSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009

1. "Arapapıştı Canyon (English brochure)". Aydın Metropolitan Municipality. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. "Kemer Barajı ve HES (Kemer Dam and Hydropower Plant)". enerjiatlasi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 November 2019.