Bergama reservoir

History: In 1963, the first project to irrigate DSI Kinik Plain. by the North Aegean Basin Reconnaissance (Research) Report Paşaköy within the proposed dam. DSI in 1970.'s Built Bakırcay Basin Master Plan Report has been undertaken at present in the Yortanlý and Çaltıkoru Dams and irrigation with Kinik Plain canalette envisaged a network. In 1981, again as Bakırcay Kinik Project Planning Report is discussed in detail and found to comply with both the construction of the dam. Yortanlý Dam in 1985, Çaltıkoru Dam in 1986, Kinik Plain irrigation project in the final in 1988, DSI. prepared by. Bakırcay-Kinik Project in 1986 and entered into the application program. Çaltıkoru construction of dams and irrigation with Yortanlý Kinik Left Coast started in 1993.

Purpose: Yortanlý Dam 18 304 hectares, 7793 hectares of agricultural land, 43 percent of the Kinik Sulaması'nın average of 37 million cubic meters of water per year will. Kinik both the right coast of the project will give both the left coast the water is becoming the key project is claimed. Bakırcay Kinik Project irrigated area will benefit from farmer and his family in 5600. Intended to irrigate 20,030 hectares of this project Bakırcay basin. 67.3 hm 3 Yortanlý Dam, Dam Çaltıkoru 41.6 hm 3 of water in the collection are planned. Dam Yortanlý body, is zoned earth-fill type, height of 117.50 m, 710.5 m There is a crest length. The maximum water level in the dam Yortanlý, 115, 64 m, a total of 67.3 hm lake basin is 3.
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