Mingachevir reservoir

Mingachevir Reservoir
Mingachevir Reservoir
Mingachevir Reservoir is located in Azerbaijan
Mingachevir Reservoir
Mingachevir Reservoir
LocationMingachevir
Coordinates40°47′20″N 47°01′40″E / 40.78889°N 47.02778°E / 40.78889; 47.02778
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsKura River, Alazani, Iori/Qabırlı
Primary outflowsKura River
Basin countriesAzerbaijan
Built1953 (1953)
Max. length70 km (43 mi)
Max. width18 km (11 mi)
Surface area605 km2 (234 sq mi)
Average depth26 m (85 ft)
Max. depth75 m (246 ft)
Water volume15.730 km3 (12,753,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1247 km (153 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Mingachevir reservoir (Azerbaijani: Mingəçevir su anbarı) (also known as the Mingachevir sea (Azerbaijani: Mingəçevir dənizi)) is a large reservoir on the Kura river in northwestern Azerbaijan.[1][2][3] It supplies water to the Upper Karabakh and Upper Shirvan channels, and is used for fishing, water supplies, and irrigation.

  1. ^ Ilʹin, Mikhail (1948). "От Черного до Каспийского моря".
  2. ^ Davydov, Mitrofan (1958). "От Волхова до Амура".
  3. ^ "Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası".

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