Yamula Dam | |
Name Official: | Yamula Barajı |
Dam Crosses: | Kızılırmak River |
Location: | Kayseri Province, Turkey |
Dam Type: | High embankment |
Owner: | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
Res Name: | Yamula Reservoir |
Plant Type: | Conventional |
Plant Capacity: | 52 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 309 GWh |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 38.8925°N 35.2664°W |
Yamula Dam is a dam and hydroelectric plant in Kayseri Province on Kızılırmak River, central Turkey.
The dam is in Kayseri Province on Kızılırmak (Hallys of the Antiquity). The power production facility is at 38.8925°N 35.2664°W.[1] Its waterholding phase began in 2005. [2]
Being an artificial lake, it is home to various water sports.[3]
According to the constructor Hidrodizayn, it is a barrage power plant located at the toe of a high embankment dam with a total storage of . Nominal power is 52 MW and the annual energy production is 309 GW-hr. The 154 kV output connects via a long line to the national interconnected grid system of Turkey.[4] In addition to energy production, it is also used to irrigate agricultural land of .[2]