Shamkirchay reservoir | |
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Location | Shamkir District |
Coordinates | 40°40′47″N 46°01′45″E / 40.67972°N 46.02917°E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Shamkirchay |
Primary outflows | Shamkirchay |
Basin countries | Azerbaijan |
Built | 2014 |
Shamkirchay reservoir [1] [2]( Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay su anbarı) is an artificial reservoir in the Shamkir district of Azerbaijan. It is located on the slope of the Lesser Caucasus [1] on the Shamkirchay river. The volume of the reservoir is 164.5 million m³ [3] [4] (according to other sources - 164 million m³ [5] [6]). Useful volume considered - 156.3 million m³. [4]
The reservoir was commissioned in 2014. [4] [6] It is used for the irrigation of 70 thousand hectares of agricultural land, and also serves as a source of water for Shamkir and Ganja cities. [4] [5] [6] It also helps to protect the lower course of Kura from floods. [6]
The hydroelectric power plant located in the reservoir has a capacity of 24.4 MW. [4]
The climate in the vicinity of the reservoir is moderately warm, typical for dry steppes. [7] The average annual temperature is 12.9 °C, [7] the average July temperature is 23-26 °C, the maximum can reach 37-40 °C. [1] In winter, temperatures stay near freezing. [1] There are registered 350-600 mm of precipitation falls annually [7] (according to other sources - 240-390mm [1]). Evaporation makes 700-1100 mm. [7] The average annual air humidity is 67%. [7]
The soils in the reservoir basin are predominantly (80% of the area) gray-brown (chestnut), have a thickness of the fertile layer of 40-50 cm. [1]
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