Argazi Reservoir

Type reservoir Primary outflows Miass River Surface area 102 km (39 sq mi) Area 102 km² Inflow source Miass River		Primary inflows Miass River Basin countries Russia Average depth 6.5 m (21 ft) Mean depth 6.5 m Outflow location Miass River

Argazi Reservoir (Russian: Аргазинское водохранилище) is a reservoir, created on the Miass River (Tobol's basin) in Chelyabinsk Oblast (Russia) in 1946. The Argazi Lake has become a part of the Argazi Reservoir ever since. The reservoir has a surface area of 102 km² and a water volume of 0,65 cubic km. Its length is 11 km, average depth - 6,5 m. The Argazi Reservoir was created for the benefit of energetics and water supply. It also performs perennial flow regulation.

Map of Argazi Reservoir, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Reservoir in culture
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Map of Argazi Reservoir, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Name

Argazi Reservoir name is taken from the Bashkirs (Bashkir: Арғужа), the indigenous inhabitants of these places. This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in the public domain.

Reservoir in culture

There is Bashkir folk song about Argazi lake (Bashkir: Арғужа ) later became a reservoir.

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Argazi Reservoir Wikipedia

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Map of Argazi Reservoir, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Name

Reservoir in culture

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