General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Irrigation & industrial water dam |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Earthfill dam |
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant Flood-control dam |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 78 m | |
| retained water volume | 950 000 000 m³ | |
| dam volume | 3 405 000 m³ | |
| water surface area | 31 km² | |
| irrigation area | 21 350 ha |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Almus Dam (Almus Barajı in Turkish) is an earthen embankment dam 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 power plant (established in 1966) at the dam has a capacity of 27 megawatts (three facilities at 9 megawatts each). The dam contains 3,405,000 m³ (120,200,000 cu ft) of material and irrigates an area of 21,350 hectares. The dam's spillway is capable of discharging a maximum 2,800 m³/s (98,881 cu ft/s) and its bottom outlet a maximum of 50 m³/s (1,766 cu ft/s).
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Almus Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20026373 - Published on:
21/02/2007 - Last updated on:
23/12/2015
