Yenikend reservoir
The Yenikend reservoir is a large reservoir in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the third largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir and Shamkir reservoirs.Overview
Yenikend reservoir is located 14 km to the east of Shamkir reservoir. The reservoir with the 150 megawatt four turbine hydroelectric power station was built on Kura River and released for exploitation in 2000 in order to produce additional energy for surrounding regions. The overall area is, water volume in the reservoir is 158 million m3.
Through the Qarasaqqal channel, the reservoir is providing irrigation water to of land in Samukh Rayon. Since the start of its operations, the reservoir has not reserved water for long periods of time. Approximately of water is received from Kura and the same volume is discharged at the same time.
