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Çakmak Dam (Samsun)

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Çakmak Dam is a dam in Samsun Province, Turkey. Its reservoir has been found to house Capoeta tinca, a species of scraper, as well as 136 recorded taxa of phytoplankton, with members of the phylum Chlorophyta dominant in population density, and Bacillariophyta dominant in terms of species richness. The dam is a source of water for the city of Samsun.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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