Karadere Dam

Karadere Dam is a dam in Kastamonu Province, Turkey, built between 1993 and 2007. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Karadere Dam is built for irrigation purposes and can be found between Kastamonu and Taşköprü. The scope of work includes 1500000 m3 of excavation and 3000000 m3 of fill. It has a 497 m long diversion tunnel which is 3.5 m in diameter.

Karadere is an embankment dam; it is earth-filled with a clay-core. It has a crest that is 309 m long and 90 m high from the foundation level.