Kouris Dam
The largest reservoir in Cyprus, a frequent exam question
The story
Kouris is the largest dam in Cyprus by capacity: up to 115 million cubic meters of water, about a third of the capacity of all the island’s dams. It stands on the Kouris River, about 13 kilometers northwest of central Limassol, and the reservoir stretches north toward the village of Alassa. According to the Water Development Department, it is an embankment dam about 110 meters high, completed in 1988. It is part of the Southern Conveyor, a system that carries water across the south of the island, and it supplies Limassol and the surrounding area. The reservoir has rarely filled to the top: according to measurements, in 2004, 2012 and 2020. And in the drought of 2008, by autumn it held less than 1 million cubic meters.
The largest dam in Cyprus by capacity is Kouris (about 115 million m³), Limassol District. The options include Asprokremmos, Evretou and Germasogeia; the second largest of them is Asprokremmos in Paphos District, about 52 million m³.
Visiting
The F816 road runs along the crest of the dam, so you can check off this place by driving across. The reservoir supplies drinking water: obey the signs and fences.
On the way
Photos
Sources
- Water Development Department (Ministry of Agriculture) — Cyprus Dams Monitor
- WDD Cyprus Dams Monitor — dam data: capacity, height, year, type, river
- WDD Cyprus Dams Monitor — Kouris storage history since 1988
- Exam question bank (unofficial summary): the largest dam is Kouris
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