The Hasan Uğurlu Dam is a rock-fill dam for hydro power purposes located on the River Yeşilırmak 23 km south of Çarşamba town and 25 km east of Samsun in northern Turkey. Originally it was named the Ayvacık Dam. Completed in 1979 it generates 4×125=500 MW of power giving an annual electricity production of 1217 GWh.Hasan Uğurlu was an engineer who died together with his wife following an accident while working at this dam’s project.
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