Almus Dam

Almus Dam
Location of Almus Dam in Turkey
Official name	Almus Dam & Hydroelectricity Station
Location	Almus
Coordinates	40°24′27″N 36°54′11″E / 40.40750°N 36.90306°ECoordinates: 40°24′27″N 36°54′11″E / 40.40750°N 36.90306°E
Opening date	1966
Operator(s)	State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kelkit River
Height	78 m (256 ft)
Length	454 m (1,490 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Almus Reservoir
Total capacity	950,000,000 m^3 (3.4×10^10 cu ft)
Catchment area	31 km^2 (12 sq mi)
Surface area	26,650 acres (108 km^2)
Power station
Turbines	3 x 9 MW
Installed capacity	27 MW
Annual generation	99,000 MWh

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).