Yamula Dam

Yamula Dam is a dam and hydroelectric plant in Kayseri Province on Kızılırmak River, central Turkey.

The dam is in Kayseri Province on Kızılırmak. The power production facility is at 38°53′33″N 35°15′59″E. Its waterholding phase began in 2005. Being an artificial lake, it is home to various water sports.According to the constructor Hidrodizayn, it is a barrage power plant located at the toe of a 115 metres high embankment dam with a total storage of 3,476 cubic hectometres. Nominal power is 52 MW and the annual energy production is 309 GW-hr. The 154 kV output connects via a 22 kilometres long line to the national interconnected grid system of Turkey. In addition to energy production, it is also used to irrigate agricultural land of 77,000 decares.