Geçitköy Dam

The Geçitköy Dam is a rock-fill dam on the Mandara River about 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the town of Lapithos in Cyprus. The dam is located in the de facto territory of Northern Cyprus. It was originally completed as the Dağdere Dam in 1989 but between 2012 and 2014 it was raised and expanded into its current form. The dam is part of the Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project and receives water not only from the river but via an undersea pipeline connected to the Alaköprü Dam, located near the southern shores of Mersin Province, Turkey. Construction on main works for the dam began on 30 March 2012 and it was completed on 7 March 2014. The new dam increased the reservoir capacity from 1,800,000 m3 (1,500 acre⋅ft) to 35,000,000 m3 (28,000 acre⋅ft).[1][2] Water from Turkey first entered the reservoir on 17 October 2015. From there it is transferred via pumps to Girne which lies to the east.[3]

Geçitköy Dam
View of the Geçitköy Dam
Location of Geçitköy Dam in Cyprus
CountryCyprus (under control of Northern Cyprus)
LocationLapithos
Coordinates35°19′45.33″N 33°4′15.34″E
PurposeMunicipal and irrigation water
StatusOperational
Construction began2012
Opening date2014 (2014)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill clay core
ImpoundsMandara River
Height65 m (213 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity35,000,000 m3 (28,000 acre⋅ft)

References
  1. "Geçitköy" (in Turkish). Website Cyprus. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "Geçitköy Dam" (in Turkish). Dolsar. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. "Turkish water begins to flow to northern Cyprus as vast pipeline project goes onstream". EuroNews. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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