Argazi Reservoir | |
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Location | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Miass River |
Primary outflows | Miass River |
Basin countries | Russia |
Surface area | 102 km² |
Average depth | 6.5 m |
Water volume | 0.65 km3 (0.16 cu mi) |
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.
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