Yamula Dam and Hydroelectric Plant

Yamula Dam
Yamula Dam
Location of Yamula Dam in Turkey
Official name	Yamula Barajı
Location	Kayseri Province, Turkey
Coordinates	38°53′33″N 35°15′59″E / 38.89250°N 35.26639°E / 38.89250; 35.26639
Owner(s)	Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	High embankment
Impounds	Kızılırmak River
Height	115 metres (377 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Yamula Reservoir
Total capacity	3,476 cubic hectometres (1.228×1011 cu ft)
Power Station
Type	Conventional
Installed capacity	52 MW
Annual generation	309 GWh

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°53′33″N 35°15′59″E / 38.89250°N 35.26639°E / 38.89250; 35.26639.^[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 115 metres (377 ft) high embankment dam with a total storage of 3,476 cubic hectometres (1.228×10¹¹ cu ft). Nominal power is 52 MW and the annual energy production is 309 GW-hr. The 154 kV output connects via a 22 kilometres (14 mi) 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 77,000 decares (77 km²; 30 sq mi).^[2]