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Water management considerations at a dam site

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The Akaki Dam is located some 26 km southwest of Nicosia and 0.5 km west of Malounta village. The dam is up to 31 m high and has a storage capacity of 2 million m3. The reservoir retained by the dam has a surface area of 18 ha at full storage levels. The paper discusses water management considerations for the area following the construction of the dam.

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Le barrage d’Akaki est situé à environ 26 km de Nicosie, à 0,5 km à l’ouest du village de Malounta. Sa hauteur est de 31 m. Il a une capacité de stockage de 2 millions de m3. La surface de la retenue du barrage est de 18 ha au plus haut niveau. L’article présente les questions de gestion de l’eau, à l’échelle régionale, résultant de la construction de cet ouvrage.

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  1. Department of Water Resources, Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 , Zografos, Athens, Greece

    Nikolaos Passas & Markos Bonazountas

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Passas, N., Bonazountas, M. Water management considerations at a dam site. Bull Eng Geol Environ 63, 13–18 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-003-0203-8

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