Ürkmez Dam () is a dam in İzmir Province, Turkey, built between 1985 and 1990. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Ürkmez Dam is located in Seferihisar district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. Its construction began on 12 September 1985 and completed on 12 February 1990.
It was reported by İzSu, the Water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, that in 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 İzSu, the water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.
As long as the height of the reservoir water is more than , 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 .
See also List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
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