The Kürtün Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Harşit River

Harşit River

The Harşit River flows through Turkey's Gümüşhane and Giresun Provinces before its terminus in the Black Sea at Tirebolu. It is interrupted by the Torul and Kürtün Dams....

 located 5 km (3 mi) east of Kürtün

Kürtün

Kürtün, also Çayra, is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 15,546 of which 3,488 live in the town of Kürtün. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of .-External links:* *...

 in Gümüşhane Province

Gümüshane Province

Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east, Trabzon to the north, Giresun and Erzincan to the west. It covers an area of 6,575 km² and has a population of 129,618 in 2010. The population was 186,953 in 2000. The name Gümüşhane means silver house...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works

State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)

The State Hydraulic Works is a state agency organized under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey responsible for the utilization of country's all water resources...

. Construction began in 1986 and ended in 2003. Filling of the reservoir began in 2002 and the underground power plant was operation in 2004. The plant has an installed capacity of 80 MW.