Golden Age Lake
Reservoir in Turkmenistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Golden Age Lake, known as Altyn Asyr köli locally,[1] alternatively as Karakum Lake, is a man-made lake under construction in the Karashor depression in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan.
Golden Age Lake | |
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Karakum Lake | |
Altyn Asyr köli (Turkmen) | |
Location | Turkmenistan |
Coordinates | 40°44′N 56°47′E |
Type | reservoir |
Upon completion, the lake will span 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) with a maximum depth of 70 metres (230 ft), and hold more than 130 cubic kilometers (4600 billion cubic feet) of water. Filling the lake could take 15 years and cost up to $4.5 billion.[2] According to government plans, it is intended to be filled by a 2,650-kilometer (1,650 mi) network of tributary canals. The 432-kilometre long Dashoguz Collector follows for about half its length the bed of the ancient Uzboy River. The Great Turkmen Collector starts in Lebap Province and is 720 km (450 mi) long.[3] They are used for pumping run-off water from irrigated cotton fields[4] towards the lake.