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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.

Asprokremmos dam
Dam's spillway
Official name	Asprokremmos dam
Location	Paphos District, Cyprus
Coordinates	34.72°N 32.55°E / 34.72; 32.55
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

Asprokremmos dam bridge
Coordinates	34°44′08″N 32°33′33″E
Characteristics
Width	16 m
Location

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 of 2019[3] and again in January 2020.[4]

It is considered an important wetland for endemic and migratory birds [5]

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in Cyprus

References

На других языках

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[de] Asprokremmos Reservoir

Das Asprokremmos Reservoir ist ein Stausee auf Zypern. Er ist der zweitgrößte des Landes.

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- [en] Asprokremmos Dam

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