Impacts of climate changes on İzmir region dams and the results

In long and short terms, climate oscillates between intervals dominated by dry and wet cycles. The shortest of these cycles are 20-22 years in duration, where a 7-10 year interval consisting of wetter than the regional average is followed by a 7-10 year interval consisting of dryer than the regional average. These climatic oscillations are reflected by several factors. Dams are one of the most important water reservoirs which reflects the dry and wet periods. In this study, the relationship between the climatic changes and the annual dam water resorvairs are investigated . Key words: dams, climatic changes, wet and dry periods