Mingachevir reservoir
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The Mingachevir reservoir is a large lake
in northwestern Azerbaijan
. It is the largest reservoir in the Caucasus
.
flowing through Mount Bozdağ
in 1953. The filling capacity of the reservoir is 83 m (272.3 ft) whereas the volume is 15730 mln m³. It has been filled to its maximum levels in 1959, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988 and 2010. The length is 70 km (43.5 mi) and width is 18 m (59.1 ft). Maximum depth is 75 m (246.1 ft), average depth - 26 m (85.3 ft). The length along the shoreline is 247 km (153.5 mi), the overall area is 605 sqkm. The largest hydroelectric power station of Azerbaijan is located on the reservoir. Mingechevir Hydro Power Plant
has an installed electric capacity of 401.6 megawatts. The length of the hydroelectric dam is 1550 m (5,085.3 ft), its width is 16 m (52.5 ft) and height is 80 m (262.5 ft).
The reservoir supplies water to Upper Karabakh and Upper Shirvan channels. It is also a source for fishing, water supplies and irrigation.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in northwestern Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It is the largest reservoir in the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
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Overview
The reservoir was built on a section of Kura RiverKura River
Kura is a river, also known from the Greek as the Cyrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Starting in north-eastern Turkey, it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras River as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea...
flowing through Mount Bozdağ
Mount Bozdağ
The Mount Bozdağ is a mountain in Greater Caucasus near Mingechevir city, Azerbaijan. Near the mount, where the Kura River flows, Mingachevir reservoir was built in 1953....
in 1953. The filling capacity of the reservoir is 83 m (272.3 ft) whereas the volume is 15730 mln m³. It has been filled to its maximum levels in 1959, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988 and 2010. The length is 70 km (43.5 mi) and width is 18 m (59.1 ft). Maximum depth is 75 m (246.1 ft), average depth - 26 m (85.3 ft). The length along the shoreline is 247 km (153.5 mi), the overall area is 605 sqkm. The largest hydroelectric power station of Azerbaijan is located on the reservoir. Mingechevir Hydro Power Plant
Mingechevir Hydro Power Plant
The Mingechevir Hydro Power Plant is one of Azerbaijan's largest hydro power plant having an installed electric capacity of 402 MW. It was built as a part of Mingachevir reservoir on Kura River....
has an installed electric capacity of 401.6 megawatts. The length of the hydroelectric dam is 1550 m (5,085.3 ft), its width is 16 m (52.5 ft) and height is 80 m (262.5 ft).
The reservoir supplies water to Upper Karabakh and Upper Shirvan channels. It is also a source for fishing, water supplies and irrigation.