Performance evaluation of dam reservoirs: the case of Kemer Dam

Risk based design of hydraulic structures requires that the performance of these structures in accomplishing their intended purpose is assessed and improved if seemed necessary. Such an approach is not very common in Turkey so that the operational performance of most structures is overlooked and is not described in tangible terms. The presented study is realized upon this deficiency in the Turkish engineering practices and is expected to be one of the first studies to assess the performance of water structures in computable figures.