The Beyyurdu Dam is a gravity dam on the Bembo River (an eventual tributary of the Great Zab) in Beyyurdu, Şemdinli district of Hakkâri Province, southeast Turkey.
| Beyyurdu Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Beyyurdu Dam in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Şemdinli, Hakkâri Province |
| Coordinates | 37°20′25.43″N 44°26′00.85″E / 37.3403972°N 44.4335694°E |
| Purpose | Water supply, military |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Owner(s) | State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Bembo River |
| Height | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Length | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 1,273 m (4,177 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Spillway type | Overflow |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 8,060,000 m3 (6,534 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 1,271 m (4,170 ft)[1] |
Construction
editUnder contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, Özdoğan Group began construction on the dam in 2008.[2][3] The construction was concluded in 2015.[4] In July 2012 and May 2014 suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants set fire to equipment at the construction sites of the Beyyurdu Dam and also the Aslandağ Dam which is located upstream.[5][6]
Function
editThe reported purpose of the dam is water storage and it can also support a hydroelectric power station in the future.[2] Another purpose of the dam which has been widely reported in the Turkish press is to reduce the freedom of movement of PKK militants. Blocking and flooding valleys in close proximity to the Iraq–Turkey border is expected to help curb cross-border PKK smuggling and deny caves in which ammunition can be stored. A total of 11 dams along the border; seven in Şırnak Province and four in Hakkâri Province were implemented for this purpose. In Hakkâri are the Gölgeliyamaç (since cancelled) and Çocuktepe Dams on the Güzeldere River and the Aslandağ and Beyyurdu Dams on the Bembo River. In Şırnak there is the Silopi Dam on the Hezil River and the Şırnak, Uludere, Balli, Kavşaktepe, Musatepe and Çetintepe Dams on the Ortasu River.[7][8][9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Beyyurdu Dam construction tender". DGMarkets. 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ a b "DSI 10 REGIONAL OFFICE - Van" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Beyyurdu-Aslandag Dam" (in Turkish). Ozodgan. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ Associates, MD&A; Associates (MD&A), Malcolm Dunstan and. "Malcolm Dunstan and Associates - RCC Dam specialists". RCC Dams - the home of Malcolm Dunstan and Associates (MD&A). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
- ^ "The PKK raided the dam sites on" (in Turkish). Radikal. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Business machines burned in dam construction on the PKK in Hakkari" (in Turkish). Bugun. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Terror Down" (in Turkish). Posta. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Planned to be completed in the second dam on the border against the PKK" (in Turkish). Hurriyet. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Dams Prevent Smuggling at the Border" (in Turkish). Aktif Haber. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Water retention dams began operation against PKK" (in Turkish). CNNTurk. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.