Zeid Reservoir

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Zeid Reservoir
15 Years of Independence
LocationLebap, Turkmenistan
Coordinates37°28′N 65°17′E / 37.467°N 65.283°E / 37.467; 65.283
TypeReservoir
Part ofKarakum Canal
Built1963
Surface area465 square kilometres (180 sq mi)
References[1][2]

Zeid Reservoir (now officially known as the 15 Years of Independence reservoir)[3] is a reservoir in Turkmenistan's Lebap region.[4] The reservoir serves a settlement tank for the sediment-rich water of the Amu Darya river.[4]

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  2. ^ National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine; Starodubtsev, V. M. (2017-02-28). "New Deltaic Landscapes Formation In Large Water Reservoirs: Global Aspect". Naukovì dopovìdì Nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu bìoresursiv ì prirodokoristuvannâ Ukraïni. 1 (65). doi:10.31548/dopovidi2017.01.001.
  3. ^ Zonn, Igor S. (2014), Zonn, Igor S.; Kostianoy, Andrey G. (eds.), "Water Resources of Turkmenistan", The Turkmen Lake Altyn Asyr and Water Resources in Turkmenistan, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol. 28, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 59–68, doi:10.1007/698_2012_205, ISBN 978-3-642-38607-7, retrieved 2023-08-28
  4. ^ a b Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.