Çakmak Dam (Samsun) Explained

Çakmak Dam
Location:	Turkey
Location Map:	Turkey

Çakmak Dam is a dam in Samsun Province, Turkey. Its reservoir has been found to house Capoeta tinca, a species of scraper,^[1] as well as 136 recorded taxa of phytoplankton, with members of the phylum Chlorophyta dominant in population density, and Bacillariophyta dominant in terms of species richness.^[2] The dam is a source of water for the city of Samsun.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

41.2755°N 36.3036°W

Notes and References

1. Yilmaz . Savaş . Polat . Nazmi . 2009 . Length-Weight Relations of Anatolian Khramulya, Capoeta Tinca (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), From Samsun Province, Northern Turkey. . . 39 . 1 . 39–41 . 10.3750/AIP2009.39.1.07. free .
2. Pala . G. . Caglar . M. . Faruq . R. . Selamoglu . Z. . 2021 . Chlorophyta algae of Keban Dam Lake Gülüşkür region with aquaculture criteria in Elazıg, Turkey . . 7 . 1 . 32–45. 10.52547/ijaah.7.1.32 .