List of dams and reservoirs in Kyrgyzstan
Dams and reservoirs in Kyrgyzstan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or combination of these. The country's largest reservoirs are listed below.
Name | Location | River | Designed Capacity millions of m3 |
Surface area km2 |
Dam height, m | Primary usage | Year built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ala-Archinskoe Reservoir | Chui Province | Ala Archa River | 39 | 5.21 | 22 | Irrigation | 1968 |
At-Bashi Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 10 | 79 | Hydroelectricity | 1970 | |
Bazar Korgonskoye Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Kara Unkur River | 30 | 2.8 | 25 | Irrigation | 1962 |
Kambarata-2 Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 70 | 60 | Hydroelectricity | 2010 | |
Kirov Reservoir | Talas Province | Talas River | 550 | 26.5 | 83 | Irrigation | 1975 |
Kurpsai Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 270 | 12.2 | 110 | Hydroelectricity | 1981 |
Naimanskoye Reservoir | Osh Province | Abshir Sai River | 40 | 3.2 | 40.5 | Regulation, irrigation | 1968 |
Orto-Tokoy Reservoir | Naryn Province | Chu River | 470 | 26 | 52 | Irrigation | 1956 |
Papan Reservoir | Osh Province | Ak-Buura River | 260 | 7.1 | 120 | Irrigation, water supply | 1980 |
Shamaldysai Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 41 | 37 | Hydroelectricity | 1992 | |
Sokulukskoye Reservoir | Chui Province | Sokuluk River | 11.5 | 1.77 | 28 | Irrigation | 1968 |
Turtkulskoye Reservoir | Batken Province | Isfana River | 90 | 6.6 | 3 | Irrigation | 1971 |
Tash-Kumyr Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 140 | 75 | Hydroelectricity | 1985 | |
Toktogul Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 195,000 | 284.3 | 215 | Hydroelectricity, irrigation | 1974 |
Uch-Kurgansk Reservoir | Jalal-Abad Province | Naryn River | 53 | 4 | 34 | Hydroelectricity | 1974 |
References
- "List of major hydroelectric facilities Kyrgyzskoy Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Water Reservoirs in Kyrgyzstan". Advantour. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Reservoirs of Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- "Morphometric characteristics of large reservoirs of Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). Welcome.kg. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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