Almus Dam

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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
This article about a Turkish building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.  This article about a power station is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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