Cyprus Reservoirs and Dams

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 district. There are also dams in the districts of Paphos, Larnaka, Nicosia and Famagusta. The development of the water sources since the independence of Cyprus in 1960 has been impressive if compared to other countries of this size and development level.  The total water storage capacity of these Cyprus dams and reservoirs is approximately 330,000,000 m3. In January 2020, Cyprus dams were at 96.9% capacity.
Dams remain the principal source of water both for domestic and agricultural use. Water desalination plants are gradually being constructed in order to deal with the potential of prolonged drought.

Below is a table showing details of the largest dams and reservoirs in Cyprus in decreasing order of capacity:

Name of Dam

District

Total Capacity (M.C.Mts)

Year of Construction

Co-ordinates

Asprokremmos

Paphos

52, 375

1982

34.7259°N 32.5543°E

Evretou

Paphos

24, 000

1986

34.9757°N 32.4727°E

Kannaviou

Paphos

17, 168

2005

34.9277°N 32.5878°E

Mavrokolympos

Paphos

2, 180

1966

34.8565°N 32.4058°E

Argaka

Paphos

0, 990

1964

35.025570°N 32.300670 °E

Pomos

Paphos

0, 860

1966

35.084140°N 32.343344°E

Kouris

Limassol

115, 000

1988

34.7278°N 32.9178°E

Kalavasos

Larnaca

17, 168

1985

34.803972°N 33.260517°E

Lefkara

Larnaca

13, 850

1973

34.533558°N 33.174224°E

Dipotamos

Larnaca

15, 500

1985

34.851618°N 33.359274°E

Germasogeia

Limassol

13, 500

1968

34.7439°N 33.0843°E

Arminou

Paphos

4, 300

1998

34.8752°N 32.7371°E

Polemidia

Limassol

3, 400

1965

34.7187°N 32.9888°E

Vyzakia

Nicosia

1, 690

1994

35.034169°N 33.013747°E

Kalopanagiotis

Nicosia

0, 363

1966

35.002185°N 32.493140°E

Agia Marina

Paphos

0, 298

1965

35.070106°N 32.322750 °E

Xyliatos

Nicosia

1, 430

1980

Achna

Famagusta

6, 800

1987

35.055321°N 33.814307°E

Tamasos

Nicosia

2, 800

2002

35.0167°N 33.2479°E

Solea

Nicosia

4, 500

2013

35.02****°N 32.53****°E