Shamkir reservoir

Shamkir reservoir
Shamkir reservoir is located in Azerbaijan
Shamkir reservoir
Shamkir reservoir
LocationShamkir Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°59′24″N 45°59′26″E / 40.99000°N 45.99056°E / 40.99000; 45.99056
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsKura River
Primary outflowsKura River
Basin countriesAzerbaijan
Max. length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface area116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Average depth18.2 m (60 ft)
Water volume2,677 million cubic metres (2.170×10^6 acre⋅ft)

The Shamkir reservoir (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir su anbarı) is a large reservoir built on the Kura River in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the second-largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir reservoir.[1]

  1. ^ The Caucasus: an introduction Frederik Coene, p. 14, ISBN 0-415-48660-2