The Shamkir reservoir ( az, Şəmkir su anbarı) is a large

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

in the

Shamkir Rayon Shamkir District ( az, Şəmkir rayonu) is one of the 66 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, Tovuz, Samukh, Goy ...

of northwestern

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. It is the second largest reservoir in the

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after the

Mingachevir reservoir The Mingachevir reservoir ( az, Mingəçevir su anbarı) or The Mingachevir sea ( az, Mingəçevir dənizi),) is a large reservoir in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the largest reservoir in the Caucasus. The reservoir's filling began in 1953 and w ...

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 Shamkir,

Samukh Samukh ( az, Samux, formerly known as ''Nəbiağalı'' (1992–2008)) (also, Sabarkend, Sabir, Safarabad, Safaraliyeb, and Safaraliyev) is a city and the most populous municipality in, and the administrative center of, the Samukh District of Azerba ...

, 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 Shamkirchay ( az, Şəmkirçay) 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 ...

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

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", ...

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...

, in 2009 and will cost $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 ...

will 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 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 Shamkir. 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

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