Tsiknias Dam, Lesvos Island, Greece

SITE

Tsiknias river, Lesvos Island, Greece

PROJECT OWNER

MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENTS AND FOOD

DESIGN BY

ENM LTD *

YEAR

1995

DESCRIPTION

Earthfill dam with central clay core.

• Engineering Report
• Final Design – Tender Documents

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• H = 49 m
• Fill volume: 1.114 x 10³ m³
• Basin area: 85 Km²
• Reservoir capacity: 13,3 x 10⁶ m³
• Free overflow spillway L = 50 m with flip bucket, Q = 1.310 m³/s
• Diversion tunnel of horse shoe section D = 4,0 m, L = 269 m
• Outlet steel pipe DN1200, L = 155 m
• Outlet cone valve D = 800 mm

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* Mr. A. Sofios was permanent associate of “ENM Ltd”