Kasan-Sai Reservoir Explained

Kasan-Sai Reservoir
Location:Ala-Buka District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Inflow:Kasan-Sai River
Outflow:Kasan-Sai River
Date-Built:
Area:8km2
Depth:20.6m (67.6feet)
Volume:165e6m3

The Kasan-Sai Reservoir or Kasan-Say Reservoir (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Касан-Сай суу сактагычы; Uzbek: Kosonsoy suv ombori), formerly called the Orto-Tokoi Reservoir or Orto-Tokoy Reservoir, is a reservoir in Ala-Buka District of Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan near the border with Uzbekistan. The reservoir has a maximum surface area of, and an estimated volume of, of which is available for irrigation.

The reservoir was built from 1941 to 1948 on Kyrgyz SSR territory with funding from the Uzbek SSR on the Kasai-Sai River.[1] Since its completion, the reservoir has been primarily used by Uzbekistan. Following the dissolution of the USSR, the two countries disputed ownership of the reservoir. On several occasions, Kyrgyzstan accused Uzbekistan of deploying troops to the area near the reservoir.[1]

In October 2017, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reached an agreement on the joint use of the Kasan-Sai Reservoir.[2] According to the agreement, Kyrgyzstan is now the undisputed owner, but the two counties will jointly use it, with maintenance costs shared between the two according to water usage: Uzbekistan will use 90 percent of the reservoir's water and thus cover most of the maintenance costs.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Putz . Catherine . Water and Railways Discussed By Kyrgyz and Uzbek Prime Ministers . The Diplomat . 26 April 2023 . 2 August 2019.
  2. News: Joldoshev . K. . Орто-Токойское водохранилище перешло под контроль Кыргызстана . 26 April 2023 . RFE/RL . 6 October 2017 . Russian.