The Almus Dam (Almus Barajı in Turkish) is an earthen
embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
that is near the town of
Almus (28 kilometers East of
Tokat city in center north of
Turkey) and is located on the River Yesilirmak which runs into the
Black Sea. The main purposes of the dam is
irrigation,
flood control and
hydroelectricity. The
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power plant (established in 1966) at the dam has a capacity of 27 megawatts (three facilities at 9 megawatts each). The dam contains of material and irrigates an area of 21,350 hectares. The dam's
spillway is capable of discharging a maximum and its bottom outlet a maximum of .
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Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
Dams completed in 1966
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