Arminou dam

  The Arminou Dam, an earthfill structure, is built in the Diarizos river and was inaugurated in December 1998. According to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, the dam's capacity is 4.3 million cubic metres, with a height of 40 metres and a length of 194 metres.

Kouris Dam part 2

from wikipedia 

Kouris Dam, is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. It is in the Limassol district and is fed by the kouris river along with other smaller watercourses including the Diarizos River which has its water diverted to Kouris Dam via an underground pipeline.

The Kouris Dam was flooded in 1988

History

The dam lies at an altitude of 250 metres (820 ft) and collects the water delivered by the rivers Kouris, Limnatis and Kryos. Furthermore, water from Diarizos River is diverted to Kouris Dam via a 14.5 kilometres (9 mi) long connecting tunnel. It has an overall catchment area of 300 kilometres (190 mi)².^[2] The dam is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Limassol and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Ypsonas. For its construction the whole village of Alassa had to be relocated to a nearby site overlooking the reservoir (between the Kouris and Limnatis valleys) at a cost of around CYP£5,000,000.^[3][4]

Its construction was opposed by environmental groups concerned about the effects of water diversion on the Limassol Salt Lake, a wetland located downstream to the rivers and used by migratory birds.^[5] The dam is part of the Southern Conveyor Project, which carries water from the SW side of Cyprus to the SE part of the island, over a distance of 120 km. The dam has a central clay core zoned earthfill embankment with a height of 110m and a crest length of approximately 550 metres providing a water storage volume of 115 million cubic metres.^[6]

The construction of the dam was first proposed by the Cyprus Water Development board in 1968. Following several feasibility studies the French engineering company Sogreah ^[7] completed the detailed design in 1981. The contract for its construction was awarded in January 1984 to a consortium comprising J&P construction and Impregilo of Italy.

The construction cost amounted to CYP £29,000,000. Part of the funding came from the European Investment Bank.^[8] Construction was completed in September 1988. It was officially inaugurated by the then president, George Vassiliou, on 22 April 1989.

Since its construction it has overflowed twice, on March 4, 2004 ^[9] and on April 6, 2012.^[10][11]

Asprokremmos dam 1

Asprokremmos (white cliff) dam is the second largest dam of Cyprus operated at 1982. It is built over the Xeros river which flows from Kykkos mountains. It has a capacity of 52375 cupical meters.

Kalavassos dam

pictures taken from 2012
for info, visit here:
https://www.cyprusisland.net/cyprus-dams/kalavasos-dam

Trimiklini dam part 1

"Up on 600 meters above the sea level, it is located almost as close to Trimiklini as to Saittas and Moniatis. Trimiklini dam holds 340,000 cubic meters of water and it is almost always overflowing, resulting to an impressive view of the buzzing waterfalls, once the water reaches to the dam’s southern end, falling over the artificial scales.

This dam, built on Kourris river, provides water supplies to any planted land in the village, were trees beaing all kinds of fruits are growing. Apart from its important role for the nearby areas this huge lake of unique natural beauty has also become a habitat for several kinds of birds during the summer months."

Germasoyia dam

The dam was built at 1968 between Germasoyia and Finikaria, The dam gets water from the Amathos river. It can hold 13.5 million cubical meters of water and 110 hectares

19 February 2012

19 February 2012

18 December 2009, small stream at Akrounta that flows into the dam

18 February 2012

17 July 2011

Kourris dam

from Wikipedia:

"

Kouris is the largest dam of a network of 107 dams in Cyprus. It lies at an altitude of 250 metres (820 ft) and collects the water delivered by the rivers Kouris, Limnatis and Kryos. Furthermore, water from Diarizos river is diverted to Kouris dam via a 14.5 kilometres (9.0 mi) long connecting tunnel. It has an overall catchment area of 300 kilometres (190 mi)².^[2] The dam is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the city of Limassol and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the village of Ypsonas. The dam has a central clay core zoned earthfill embankment with a height of 110 metres (360 ft) and a crest length of approximately 550 metres (1,800 ft). For its construction the whole village of Alassa had to be relocated to a nearby site overlooking the reservoir (between the Kouris and Limnatis valleys) at a cost of around CYP£5,000,000.^[3][4]

Its construction was opposed by environmental groups concerned about the effects of water diversion on the Limassol Salt Lake, a wetland located downstream to the rivers and used by migratory birds.^[5] The dam is part of the Southern Conveyor Project, which carries water from the SW side of Cyprus to the SE part of the island, over a distance of 120 km. The dam has a central clay core zoned earthfill embankment with a height of 110m and a crest length of approximately 550 metres providing a water storage volume of 115 million cubic metres.^[6]

The construction of the dam was first proposed by the Cyprus Water Development board in 1968. Following several feasibility studies the French engineering company Sogreah ^[7] completed the detailed design in 1981. The contract for its construction was awarded in January 1984 to a consortium comprising J&P construction and Impregiloof Italy.

The construction cost amounted to CYP £29,000,000. Part of the funding came from the European Investment Bank.^[8] Construction was completed in September 1988. It was officially inaugurated by the then president, George Vassiliou, on 22 April 1989.

Since its construction it has overflowed twice, on March 4, 2004 ^[9] and on April 6, 2012."

Kalavasos dam

"It is located 5 km northwest of the Kalavasos village and has a capacity of 17.000.000 cubical meters"

A collection of photos from an old visit

Abandoned church at Kouris dam

St. Nicholas Church Kouris Dam Cyprus

Depending on the amount of water in the dam, the church can be fully exposed or have only the dome visible. the roof came off a few years ago. 

saint Nikolaos abandoned church at kourris dam