Bogen Dam

Bogen Dam
Bogen Reservoir Sentinel-2 image.
Bogen Dam is located in Kazakhstan
Bogen Dam
Location of Bogen Dam in Kazakhstan
Official nameБөген бөгені
CountryKazakhstan
LocationOrdabasy District, Turkistan Region
Coordinates42°43′16″N 69°01′04″E / 42.72111°N 69.01778°E / 42.72111; 69.01778
PurposeWater supply
Opening date1967; 57 years ago (1967)[1]
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth, concrete
ImpoundsBogen River
Reservoir
CreatesBogen Reservoir
Total capacity377,000,000 m3 (306,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Maximum length13 km (8.1 mi)
Maximum width6 km (3.7 mi)

Bogen Dam (Kazakh: Бөген бөгені; Russian: Бугуньское водохранилище) is a dam in Ordabasy District, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.[2][3]

The dam is located in the lower course of the Bogen River, in the central part of Ordabasy District.[2]

  1. ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. - Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2006. - T. V. -ISBN 9965-9908-5-9. (CC BY-SA 3.0)
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ "K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 January 2024.