Chorvoq

Chorvoq dam
Chorvoq dam
Location: Tashkent Province ( Uzbekistan ) Tributaries: Chatkal , Piskom , Ko'ksuv Drain: Chirchiq Major cities nearby: Tashkent , Gasalkent , Chirchiq
Uzbekistan
Coordinates	41 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 70 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 41 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 70 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  E
Data on the structure
Construction time:	1977
Height of the barrier structure :	168 m
Building volume:	21.6 million m³
Crown length:	768 m
Power plant output:	620 MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	40.3 km²
Reservoir length	22 km
Storage space	2000 million m³
View from the north bank of the Chorvoq
Location of Chorvoq (Чарвакское водохранилище)

The dam lake charvak ( Uzbekistan Чорвоқ ; kirghiz Чарвак Charvak ; Russian Чарвак Charvak , English Charvak ) is a reservoir in the North East of the province of Tashkent in Uzbekistan , of the flow Chirchiq whose source flows at the confluence Piskom and Chatkal ( Chatqol ) dams. The water comes from the western foothills of the Tianshan Mountains and flows on to the Syr Darja .

The reservoir was dammed by means of a 168 m high and 768 m long stone embankment dam and has a capacity of 2 km³. The Chorvoq Dam is the highest in Uzbekistan. The water is used as a water reservoir for irrigation and to generate electricity. In addition, Chorvoq (from Persian chahar bagh , 'four gardens') serves as a recreational area, for example for water sports.

See also

• List of the largest dams on earth
• List of the largest reservoirs on earth
• List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
• List of dams in the world

Web links

Commons : Chorvoq  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• East-Site.com - Pictures from Chorvoq

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orexca.com - Charvak (Russian)