The Torul Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Harşit River located 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Torul in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. Construction on the dam began in 1998 and was completed in 2007.[3] The dam's hydroelectric power plant was commissioned in 2008. Water is diverted through a tunnel and penstock on the river's north side where it reaches the power plant located about 4 km (2 mi) downstream. It has an installed capacity of 121.5 MW.[4]

Torul Dam
Torul Dam is located in Turkey
Torul Dam
Location of Torul Dam in Turkey
Official nameTorul Baraji
CountryTurkey
LocationTorul
Coordinates40°38′07″N 39°13′52″E / 40.63528°N 39.23111°E / 40.63528; 39.23111
StatusOperational
Construction began1998
Opening date2007
Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsHarşit River
Height152 m (499 ft)
Length320 m (1,050 ft)
Elevation at crest921 m (3,022 ft)
Dam volume4,300,000 m3 (5,624,188 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity168,000,000 m3 (136,200 acre⋅ft)
Surface area3.62 km2 (1 sq mi)[1]
Torul Hydroelectric Station
Coordinates40°38′39.54″N 39°11′9.11″E / 40.6443167°N 39.1858639°E / 40.6443167; 39.1858639
Commission date2008
TypeConventional, diversion
Turbines2 x 60.75 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity121.5 MW
Annual generation322.28 GWh[2]

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  1. ^ "CFRD practice in Turkey". International Water Power and Dam Construction. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ "TORUL DAM and HES PROJECT" (in Turkish). Özdemir İnşaat. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Dam, the water began to be kept Torul" (in Turkish). Haberler. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Northern Turkey". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2011.