Aghstafachay reservoir | |
Location: | Aghstafa District, Gazakh District, Azerbaijan |
Pushpin Map: | Azerbaijan |
Type: | reservoir |
Inflow: | Aghstafa River |
Outflow: | Aghstafa River |
Basin Countries: | Azerbaijan |
Area: | 6.3sqkm |
Volume: | 120e6m3 |
The Aghstafachay reservoir (Azerbaijani: Ağstafaçay su anbarı) is a large reservoir in the Aghstafa District of northwestern Azerbaijan.[1]
The Aghstafachay reservoir was built on Aghstafa River in 1969 near the village of Cəfərli of Qazakh District.[2] [3] The area of the Aghstafa reservoir is 6.3sqkm.[4] [5] The overall volume of the reservoir is 120 million m3. The height of the hydroelectric power station built on the reservoir is 52m (171feet).The reservoir provides irrigation water to 135ha of land in Aghstafa, Qazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz raions.[6]