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İkizdere Dam and Lake

İncirliova, Aydın

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A 101-meter fill dam and lake on the İkizdere Çayı, built partly to supply drinking water to Aydın.

Safety warning

It is a drinking water source; swimming and polluting activities in the lake are prohibited.

Its story

İkizdere Dam is a dam on the İkizdere Çayı for irrigation and drinking water supply; construction began in 1999 and it opened in 2009. Its earth and rock-fill body rises 101 meters above the riverbed. At normal water level it forms a lake of about 5.5 km² and is projected to supply 34 million m³ of drinking water per year. It lies at the foot of the Aydın Mountains, northwest of the city.

Key facts

Built
1999-2009
Purpose
Irrigation and drinking water
Dam body
Earth and rock fill, 101 m
Lake area
5.47 km²

Trip purpose

  • Free
  • Photography
  • Day trip

Location

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37.89056, 27.74111

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/İkizdere_Barajı | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/117818025