Damsa Dam

Damsa Dam
Damsa Dam
Location	Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkey
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1971
Dam and spillways
Height	34.5 m
Reservoir
Creates	Damsa Barajı
Total capacity	7.017.000 m3
Surface area	83.700m2

The Damsa Dam is a dam in Nevşehir, Turkey. Its development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. It was built on the stream of the same name (the Damsa Stream), for irrigation purposes.^[1] The dam is vitally important to the region, as it is a source of drinking water, and contains a large amount of fish species.^[1]

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Kaçar, Emel (2024-01-01). "Heavy metal concentrations in various tissues of two fish species from Damsa Dam Lake (Turkey) and associated health risk assessment". Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 81: 127339. doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127339. ISSN 0946-672X.

DSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009

38.5545°N 34.9218°E / 38.5545; 34.9218

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Kaçar, Emel (2024-01-01). "Heavy metal concentrations in various tissues of two fish species from Damsa Dam Lake (Turkey) and associated health risk assessment". Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 81: 127339. doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127339. ISSN 0946-672X.

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