Mingachevir Reservoir | |
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Mingachevir Reservoir | |
Location | Mingachevir |
Coordinates | 40°47′20″N 47°01′40″E / 40.78889°N 47.02778°E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Kura River, Alazani, Iori/Qabırlı |
Primary outflows | Kura River |
Basin countries | Azerbaijan |
Built | 1953 |
Max. length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Max. width | 18 km (11 mi) |
Surface area | 605 km2 (234 sq mi) |
Average depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Max. depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
Water volume | 15.730 km3 (12,753,000 acre⋅ft) |
Shore length1 | 247 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 electricity generation, irrigation water supply, and fishing.