The Shamkir reservoir () is a large

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built on the Kura River in the

Shamkir Rayon Shamkir District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay Di ...

of northwestern

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. It is the second-largest reservoir in the

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after the

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, also in northwestern Azerbaijan.

Overview

The Shamkir reservoir was built on the Shamkir section of the Kura River in 1982. The area of the Shamkir reservoir is . The overall volume of the reservoir is 2,677 million m³ and the exploited volume of water is 1,425 million m³. The normal water level of the reservoir is and the surface area is . Its dam top length is and height is . The reservoir provides irrigation water to of land in

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, Samukh, Goygol and Goranboy

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s. A 380

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with 2 turbines is a part of the reservoir complex.

New Shamkir reservoir

A new reservoir in

was completed in 2014 by the Azerbaijani government on the

Shamkirchay The Shamkirchay () is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan. Overview It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river f ...

river. The main purpose of the new reservoir is to provide irrigation water to Shamkir, Samukh Goygol and Goranboy

s. The project was initiated by the

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, in 2009 at a cost of $400 million. The construction of the reservoir and

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

was to last three years. Over 50 pieces of heavy machinery and 240 laborers are currently involved in construction. According to experts, about of land will be irrigated with the water from the new reservoir. The reservoir will have a volume capacity of 160 million m³ and an average water flow of 260 million m³, and will also provide more drinking water to the city of

. The maximum length at the new reservoir will be . The top length of the dam will be , width - . Over 85,000 m³ of concrete and 7,000 metal structures and fittings will be used for construction of the dam. Also, a 36

hydroelectric power station will be built at the reservoir.28 January 2010, Kapaz T
3 ildən sonra Şəmkirdə su problemi olmayacaq
The annual energy production of the station will be 56 million kWh. The construction is being carried out by a Turkish company.

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Satellite image of Shemkir Reservoir
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shamkir Reservoir Reservoirs in Azerbaijan Reservoirs built in the Soviet Union Shamkir District

Overview

New Shamkir reservoir

See also

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