Shamkir reservoir

Shamkir reservoir
Shamkir reservoir
Location	Shamkir Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°59′24″N 45°59′26″E / 40.99000°N 45.99056°E / 40.99000; 45.99056
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Kura River
Primary outflows	Kura River
Basin countries	Azerbaijan
Max. length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface area	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Average depth	18.2 m (60 ft)
Water volume	2,677 million cubic metres (2.170×10^6 acre⋅ft)

The Shamkir reservoir (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir su anbarı) is a large reservoir built on the Kura River in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the second-largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir reservoir, also in northwestern Azerbaijan.^[1]