NAME OF EMPLOYER
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) / ANKARA
NAME OF CONTRACT AND PLACE
Vezirköprü Dam Construction / SAMSUN
DATE OF TENDER
15.10.1991
DATE OF COMPLETION
31.12.2007
VALUE OF TOTAL CONTRACT (USD - $)
35.067.212
The construction site of Vezirköprü Dam is located 20 km. east of
Vezirköprü country of Samsun on the Istavroz Creek.
The necessary water for the irrigation of 10000 ha.
agricultural land in Vezirköprü will be stored in the dam.
By 2005, the 98% of the job has been completed.
MAIN WORKS
TYPE OF DAM: ROCK FILL
HEIGHT OF THE DAM 75 m
WIDTH OF THE CREST 10 m
CREST LENGTH 320,67 m
MAINBODY VOLUME 2.600.000 m3
SPILLWAY CAPACITY 887,75 m3/s
SPILLWAY WIDTH 70 m
DIAMETER OF PIPE 1,00 m
DAM RESERVOIR CAPACITY 47,80X106 m3
LENGTH OF DERIVATION TUNNEL 572,67 m
LENGTH OF SPILLWAY BRIDGE 70 m
DIAMETER OF DERIVATION TUNNEL 2,90 m
CLAY EMBANKMENT FOR WATERPROOFING
UNDER THE RESERVOIR 230.000 m3
