Yenikend reservoir
Yenikend reservoir
Location	Shamkir Rayon, Samukh Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°55′57″N 46°14′50″E / 40.93250°N 46.24722°E / 40.93250; 46.24722
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Kura River
Primary outflows	Kura River
Basin countries	Azerbaijan
Surface area	23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Water volume	158 million cubic metres (128,000 acre⋅ft)

The Yenikend reservoir (Azerbaijani: Yenikənd su anbarı) 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.^[1][2]

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 23.2 km² (9.0 sq mi), water volume in the reservoir is 158 million m³.^[2][3][4]

Through the Qarasaqqal channel, the reservoir provides irrigation water to 6,000 ha (60 km²) of land in Samukh Rayon.^[3] Since the start of its operations, the reservoir has not reserved water for long periods of time. Approximately 850 m³ (30,000 cu ft) of water is received from Kura and the same volume is simultaneously discharged.^[5]