The Varvara reservoir is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 near Mingachevir

Mingachevir

Mingachevir , sometimes spelled Mingecevir, is the fourth-biggest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 100,000. It is known as city of lights because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kur River, which splits the city in half....

 city of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

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Overview

Varvara reservoir is located 20 km (12.4 mi) south from Mingachevir reservoir

Mingachevir reservoir

The Mingachevir reservoir is a large lake in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the largest reservoir in the Caucasus.-Overview:The reservoir was built on a section of Kura River flowing through Mount Bozdağ in 1953. The filling capacity of the reservoir is whereas the volume is 15730 mln m³...

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the daily outflow of water from Mingachevir reservoir discharging into Kura river, in order to produce electricity. The overall area is 22.5 sqkm and the reservoir volume is 0.06 km³ (0.0143947655162572 cu mi). The depth of water in the reservoir is 8.2 m (26.9 ft) and the surface area is 20.5 sqkm. The length of the reservoir is 13 km (8.1 mi) and its width is 3.4 km (2.1 mi). The shoreline length is 31 km (19.3 mi).
A 16,500 kilowatt hydroelectric power station with 3 turbines is a part of the reservoir complex.