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Almus Dam (Almus Barajı in Turkish) is near town of Almus 28 km South of Tokat city in center north of Turkey and located on the Kelkit, , a tributary of the Yeşilırmak River which runs into the Black Sea . There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1966, at the dam, with a power output of 27MW (three facilities at 9MW each).
| Almus Dam & Hydro Power Plant |
| Technical Data |
| Location |
province of Tokat, on the Yeşilırmak River |
| Complation Year |
1966 |
| Purpose |
Irrigation, Flood control, Energy |
| Embankment type |
Earthfill |
| Height (from river bed) |
78.00 m |
| Storage volume |
950 billion m3 |
| Dam volume |
3 405 000 m3 |
| Reservoir area at normal water surface elevation |
31 km2 |
| Crest length |
454 m |
| Irrigation Area |
21 350 ha |
| Spillway |
2,800 m³/s |
| Bottomoutlet |
50 m³/s |
| Power |
27 MW |
| Annual production |
99 000 mwh/year |
| Coordinates |
40°25′N 36°54′E |
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