Varvara reservoir is located 20 km (12 mi) south from Mingachevir reservoir. It was built in 1952 to manage the water flow of the daily outflow of water from Mingachevir reservoir discharging into Kura river, in order to produce electricity. The overall area is 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi)[1] and the reservoir volume is 0.06 km3 (0.014 cu mi). The depth of water in the reservoir is 8.2 m (27 ft) and the surface area is 20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi). The length of the reservoir is 13 km (8.1 mi) and its width is 3.4 km (2.1 mi). The shoreline length is 31 km (19 mi).
Hydroelectric power station
A 16,500 kilowatt hydroelectric power station with 3 turbines is a part of the reservoir complex.[2][3]
^Water resources of Azerbaijan database 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 November 2010
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varvara, reservoir, azerbaijani, varvara, anbarı, reservoir, near, mingachevir, azerbaijan, varvara, damofficial, namevarvara, damcountryazerbaijanlocationyevlakh, districtcoordinates40, 68361, 09250, 68361, 09250, coordinates, 68361, 09250, 68361, 09250openin. The Varvara reservoir Azerbaijani Varvara su anbari is a reservoir near Mingachevir Azerbaijan Varvara DamOfficial nameVarvara DamCountryAzerbaijanLocationYevlakh DistrictCoordinates40 41 01 N 47 05 33 E 40 68361 N 47 09250 E 40 68361 47 09250 Coordinates 40 41 01 N 47 05 33 E 40 68361 N 47 09250 E 40 68361 47 09250Opening date1952Dam and spillwaysImpoundsKura RiverReservoirCreatesVarvara Dam ReservoirTotal capacity62 000 000 m Contents 1 Overview 2 Hydroelectric power station 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview EditVarvara reservoir is located 20 km 12 mi south from Mingachevir reservoir It was built in 1952 to manage the water flow of the daily outflow of water from Mingachevir reservoir discharging into Kura river in order to produce electricity The overall area is 22 5 km2 8 7 sq mi 1 and the reservoir volume is 0 06 km3 0 014 cu mi The depth of water in the reservoir is 8 2 m 27 ft and the surface area is 20 5 km2 7 9 sq mi The length of the reservoir is 13 km 8 1 mi and its width is 3 4 km 2 1 mi The shoreline length is 31 km 19 mi Hydroelectric power station EditA 16 500 kilowatt hydroelectric power station with 3 turbines is a part of the reservoir complex 2 3 See also EditRivers and lakes in AzerbaijanReferences Edit Water resources of Azerbaijan database Archived 2011 07 10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 November 2010 AZERBAYCAN RESPUBLIKASI MELIORASIYA VE SU TESERRUFATI ACIQ SEHMDAR CEMIYYETI SU ANBARLARI Archived 2011 01 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 November Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan Azerbaycanin caylari golleri ve su anbarlari Archived 2014 10 17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 23 November October 2010 This Azerbaijan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varvara reservoir amp oldid 851334913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
