Ürkmez Dam () is a dam in

İzmir Province İzmir Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in western Anatolia, situated along the Aegean coast. Its capital is the city of İzmir, which is in itself composed of the province's central 11 districts out of 30 in to ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, built between 1985 and 1990. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Ürkmez Dam is located in

Seferihisar Seferihisar is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 375 km2, and its population is 60,914 (2024). Seferihisar district area borders on other İzmir districts of Urla to the west and Menderes to the east, and t ...

district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. Its constraction began on 12 September 1985i and completed on 12 February 1990ç It was reported by İzSu, the Water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, that mid January 2024, the water occupancy rate of the dam reservoir amounted to 28.58% compared to the same time in the previous year with 39.12%.

Drinking Water Treatment Plant

The drinking water treatment plant was projected in 1992, and went in operation on 2 July 2004. It is operated by IzSu, the water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. As long as the height of the reservoir water is more trhan , water runs to the water purification plant without the need for pumping. When the water height drops under the -level, four pumps of each are activated to transfer water in a pipeline of diameter to the water treatment plant, which is about away. The plant can supply .

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Dams in İzmir Province 1990 establishments in Turkey Seferihisar {{Turkey-dam-stub

Drinking Water Treatment Plant

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