Mil-Mughan reservoir
Mil-Mughan reservoir is a reservoir and water-collecting hydroelectric complex on the Araz river, located on the border of Azerbaijan and Iran. The reservoir is located near the town of Horadiz in the Fuzuli district of Azerbaijan.
History
On 27 July 1963, an agreement on economic and technical cooperation was signed between the USSR and Iran. Based on this agreement, the parties in 1967 began the construction of the reservoir, which was completed in 1970 and put into operation in 1971.Description
The hydroelectric complex consists of two bulk dams, a spillway and two water collection facilities. From the catchment hydroelectric complex, water is supplied to the Main Mil and the Main Mughan canals. The length of the concrete dam is 125 m; the total length of the dams is 2800 m. The area of the reservoir is 996 hectares. The average depth is 5 m. Height above sea level - 150 m.The construction of the Mil-Mughan reservoir made it possible to start irrigating more than 100 000 hectares of new land, and also facilitated the irrigation of about 200 000 hectares of territory.
The reservoir is the largest bird habitat in the province and it belongs to Ramsar Sites. Here have been recorded 73 species of birds, 11 species of reptiles, 13 species of fish, 3 species of amphibians and 11 species of mammals.