Adıyaman Çelikhan Çat Dam Lake Introduction

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In this article series, we introduce Izmir.

Çat Dam is an important dam built between Adıyaman and Malatya on the Abdülharap Stream for irrigation purposes between 1985-1996. The dam, which is a soil and rock body fill type, has a body volume of 2,475,000 m³, a height of 78.00 m from the stream bed, a lake volume of 240.00 hm³ at normal water level, and a lake area of ​​14.30 km² at normal water level. The dam provides significant contributions to regional agriculture by providing irrigation services to an area of ​​22,091 hectares.

You can click here to see the magnificent images of Çelikhan Çat Dam Lake through the lens of photographer Kenan Yüzgeç.

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