TY - JFULL AU - G. Tozsin and F. Bakir and C. Acar and E. KoƧ PY - 2015/12/ TI - Evaluation of Water Quality for the Kurtbogazi Dam Outlet and the Streams Feeding the Dam in Ankara, Turkey T2 - International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering SP - 1322 EP - 1328 VL - 9 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002860 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 107, 2015 N2 - Kurtbogazi Dam has gained special meaning for Ankara, Turkey for the last decade due to the rapid depletion of nearby resources of drinking water. In this study, the results of the analyses of Kurtbogazi Dam outlet water and the rivers flowing into the Kurtbogazi Dam were discussed for the period of last five years between 2008 and 2012. Some physical and chemical properties (pH, temperature, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), nitrate, phosphate and chlorine) of these water resources were evaluated. They were classified according to the Council Directive (75/440/EEC). Moreover, the properties of these surface waters were assessed to determine the quality of water for drinking and irrigation purposes using Piper, US Salinity Laboratory and Wilcox diagrams. The results showed that all the water resources are acceptable level as surface water except for Pazar Stream in terms of ortho-phosphate and BOD5 concentration for 2008. ER -