Kayacık Dam

The Kayacık Dam impounds the Ayfinar Deresi, one of the two streams that join south of Gaziantep to form the Sajur River. It is located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 1993 and 2005 as part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi, or GAP). It is 45 m high and has a volume of 1853000 m3. The reservoir created by the Kayacık Dam has a surface area of 11 km2 and a volume of 0.117 km3 and is used to irrigate an area of 200 km2.