Sazlıdere Dam

41°06′21″N 28°43′06″E / 41.10583°N 28.71833°E / 41.10583; 28.71833Construction began1992Opening date1996; 28 years ago (1996)Dam and spillwaysType of damArch damImpoundsSazlıdereHeight23 m (75 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity91.3 hm³Surface area10 km²Website
www2.dsi.gov.tr/bolge/dsi14/isletme.htm#sazlidere

Sazlıdere Dam is a reservoir dam in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The dam supplies the European side of the city and its suburbs with drinking water. The Turkish State Hydraulic Works backed the development of the dam, which was constructed between 1992 and 1996. The reservoir supplies 50 hm³ of drinking water annually.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

• DSI directory Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved 2009-12-15