Spandaryan Reservoir

Spandaryan Reservoir (also Spandarian) is a large man-made lake located southeast of Gorayk, in the municipality of Spandaryan, Syunik Province in Armenia. It was built around 1980 in the Arpa River basin, reportedly connected to it by a 9-mile long tunnel. [1]It reportedly has a breeding colony of Lesser kestrels, the only known in Armenia.[2] It contains the Spandaryan Hydro Power Plant.

References

  1. ^ Engineering news-record. McGraw-Hill. 1981. http://books.google.com/books?id=CGBIAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Where to Watch Birds in Armenia". Armenia Birding. http://www.armeniabirding.info/wwb.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 

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