Asprokremmos dam | |
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Official name | Asprokremmos dam |
Location | Paphos District, Cyprus |
Coordinates | 34°43′N 32°33′E / 34.72°N 32.55°E |
Construction began | May 1978 |
Opening date | December 1982 |
Operator(s) | Cyprus Water Board |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Xeros river |
Height | 53 m |
Length | 700 m |
Width (base) | 220 m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 52,375,000 m3 |
Catchment area | 227 km2 |
Surface area | 2590 km2 |
Current storage level [1] |
Asprokremmos dam bridge | |
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Coordinates | 34°44′08″N 32°33′33″E / 34.735475°N 32.559144°E |
Characteristics | |
Width | 16 m |
Location | |
Asprokremmos dam is the second largest dam in Cyprus. It is built at an altitude of about 100 m above sea level and is located 16 km, (10 miles) east of the city of Pafos.
Due to poor rainfall it is a rare event that the dam overflows. On 27 January 2012 [1] the dam did overflow, for the first time since 2004.[2]
It subsequently overflowed again in March 2019[3] and again in January 2020.[4]
It is considered an important wetland for endemic and migratory birds[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Asprokremmos dam overflows for first time in seven years - Cyprus Mail". Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Mita, Alex (30 January 2004). "Island's second largest dam overflows". Cyprus Mail. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- ^ "People flock to see overflowing Asprokremmos dam | Cyprus Mail".
- ^ "Visitors flock to see dam overflow, roads to Troodos closed (Update 2) | Cyprus Mail".
- ^ "Birdlife Data Zone". birdlife.org. Retrieved 1 August 2015.