Cyprus, General Information
Cyprus Dams and Reservoirs
Cyprus has 108 dams and reservoirs, over 50 of which are sufficiently large enough to be Registered at the International
Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD), 18 of these large dams are the off-stream pond design, the largest of which is Kouris dam in the Limassol area.
Below is a detailed table of the islands' dams, which were 94 per cent full (island wide) by the end of Rain Season 2011-2012. As of February 2013, the dams are 87 percent full.
Currently
8 dams are overflowing, including Asprokremmos, Evertou, Kannaviou, Xyliatos, Argaka, Pomos, Kalopanagiotis and Agia Marina.
On the 19th of January 2013, Cyprus' newest damn, Solea, was inaugurated.
That brings the number of large dams in Cyprus to 57 and increases overall storage capacity to 336 million cubic meters.
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Name of Dam |
District |
Total Capacity (M.C.Mts) |
Year of Construction |
Co-ordinates |
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Asprokremmos |
Paphos |
52, 375 |
1982 |
34.7259°N 32.5543°E |
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Evretou |
Paphos |
24, 000 |
1986 |
34.9757°N 32.4727°E |
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Kannaviou |
Paphos |
17, 168 |
2005 |
34.9277°N 32.5878°E |
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Mavrokolympos |
Paphos |
2, 180 |
1966 |
34.8565°N 32.4058°E |
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Argaka |
Paphos |
0, 990 |
1964 |
35.025570°N 32.300670 °E |
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Pomos |
Paphos |
0, 860 |
1966 |
35.084140°N 32.343344°E |
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Kouris |
Limassol |
115, 000 |
1988 |
34.7278°N 32.9178°E |
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Kalavasos |
Larnaca |
17, 168 |
1985 |
34.803972°N 33.260517°E |
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Lefkara |
Larnaca |
13, 850 |
1973 |
34.533558°N 33.174224°E |
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Dipotamos |
Larnaca |
15, 500 |
1985 |
34.851618°N 33.359274°E |
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Germasogeia |
Limassol |
13, 500 |
1968 |
34.7439°N 33.0843°E |
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Arminou |
Paphos |
4, 300 |
1998 |
34.8752°N 32.7371°E |
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Polemidia |
Limassol |
3, 400 |
1965 |
34.7187°N 32.9888°E |
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Vyzakia |
Nicosia |
1, 690 |
1994 |
35.034169°N 33.013747°E |
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Kalopanagiotis |
Nicosia |
0, 363 |
1966 |
35.002185°N 32.493140°E |
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Agia Marina |
Paphos |
0, 298 |
1965 |
35.070106°N 32.322750 °E |
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Xyliatos |
Nicosia |
1, 430 |
1980 |
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Achna |
Famagusta |
6, 800 |
1987 |
35.055321°N 33.814307°E |
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Tamasos |
Nicosia |
2, 800 |
2002 |
35.0167°N 33.2479°E |
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Solea |
Nicosia |
4, 500 |
2010 |
35.02****°N 32.53****°E |
Asprokremmos dam in the Paphos district overflowed twice in less than a year. It first overflowed on the 26th January 2012 during heavy downpours and then again in early January 2013. The dam has a capacity of 52.4 million cubic meters, and had not been full since 2004.
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