Alpaslan-1 Dam Explained

Alpaslan-1 Dam
Name Official:Alpaslan I Barajı
Dam Crosses:Murat River
Location:Toklu, Muş Province, Turkey
Dam Type:Embankment, rock/sand fill with clay core
Dam Height:91m (299feet)
Dam Volume:3780000m2
Construction Began:1994
Opening:2009
Res Capacity Total:2993000000m2
Res Catchment:15460km2
Res Surface:115km2
Plant Turbines:4 x 40 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:160 MW
Plant Annual Gen:488 GWh
Plant Commission:2009
Location Map:Turkey
Location Map Relief:1
Coordinates:39.0465°N 41.8176°W
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 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]

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  1. Web site: Alpaslan I Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Water Logged. State Hydraulic Works. 28 May 2013. tr. 15 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130615204333/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/basinbul/detay.cfm?BultenID=155. dead.
  2. Web site: Alparslan 1 Dam Electricity production started. 3 October 2012 . Haberler. 28 May 2013. tr.