Karaidemir Dam is a dam located in the
Thrace region of
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 ...
. The development was backed by the
Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Water quality
The water in the Karaidemir Dam lake is moderately salty, and can be used for irrigation, but not on
stenohaline
Stenohaline describes an organism, usually fish, that cannot tolerate a wide fluctuation in the salinity of water. Stenohaline is derived from the words: "''steno''" meaning narrow, and "''haline''" meaning salt. Many fresh water fish, such as g ...
plants.
References
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region.
Aegean Region
There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, western part of Turkey.
* Adıgüzel Dam, Denizli
* Afşar Dam, Manisa
* Akdeğirmen Dam, Afyonkarahisar
* Akgedik Dam, Muğla
* ...
References
DSI directory State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works () is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are energy, agriculture, servi ...
, Retrieved December 16, 2009
Dams in Tekirdağ Province
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