Alpaslan-1 Dam
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Alpaslan-1 Dam Location of Alpaslan-1 Dam in Turkey | |
| Official name | Alpaslan I Barajı |
| Location | Toklu, Muş Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°02′47″N 41°49′03″E / 39.04652°N 41.81761°E |
| 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 mi3) |
| Catchment area | 15,460 km2 (5,970 mi2) |
| Surface area | 115 km2 (44 mi2) |
| 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 | |
Alpaslan-1 Dam (Turkish: Alpaslan I Barajı) is a dam and hydroelectric power station in Muş Province, Turkey. The foundation stone was laid in 1994, and construction on the dam's superstructure commenced in 1998. The dam began impounding its reservoir in 2008, and the first of four 40 MW generators became operational in 2009. The second was commissioned in 2012.