Özlüce Dam
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Özlüce Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam
on the Peri River, located 10 km (6 mi) south of Yayladere
in Bingöl Province
, Turkey
. Constructed between 1992 and 2000, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works
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Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
on the Peri River, located 10 km (6 mi) south of Yayladere
Yayladere
Yayladere is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Zeynel Ergin . The district has twenty-six villages and eighty hamlets. There are 2,000 people living in the district as per 2007 estimates. It is known for its lamb dishes....
in Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli, Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Constructed between 1992 and 2000, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works
State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works is a state agency organized under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey responsible for the utilization of country's all water resources...
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