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Karkidon Reservoir

A mountain-foot reservoir on the Kuvasoy river near the Kyrgyz border in Fergana region, built in the 1960s behind a 70-metre dam.

Nature1961–1967

About the place

The reservoir fills a natural hollow between the Nazarota foothills and the hills of the Kuvasoy valley, in Kuva district on the border with Kyrgyzstan. It was built in two stages, finished in 1963 and 1967, behind a dam 70 metres high.

The lake is about 5.5 km long, with an average depth of around 37 metres. Its water feeds the South Fergana canal and irrigates farmland in several districts of Fergana region.

Why go

  • Foothill scenery on the Kyrgyz border
  • A deep, long mountain lake
  • Part of the Fergana Valley's irrigation system

Sources (3)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.uz.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.openstreetmap.org

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