Alpaslan-1 Dam
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 Location of Alpaslan-1 Dam in Turkey
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| Official name | Alpaslan I Barajı |
| Location | Muş Province, Turkey |
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| Construction began | 1994 |
| Opening date | 2009 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock/sand fill with clay core |
| Impounds | Murat River |
| Height | 91 m (299 ft) |
| Dam volume | 3,780,000 m3 (4,940,000 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 2,993,000,000 m3 (0.718 cu mi) |
| Catchment area | 15,460 km2 (5,970 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Turbines | 4 x 40 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 160 MW |
| Annual generation | 488 GWh |
| Website www.alpaslan-1 barajı |
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Alpaslan-1 Dam (Turkish: Alpaslan I Barajı) is a dam and hydroelectric power station in Muş Province, Turkey. The foundation stone for the dam was laid in 1994 and construction on the dam superstructure began in 1998. The dam began to impound its reservoir in 2008 and the first of four 40 MW generators was operational in 2009. The second was commissioned in 2012.[1][2]
See also
- Alpaslan-2 Dam – sister dam under construction downstream
- List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
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