Open AccessData on the Study of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Samur-Absheron Canal and the Jeyranbatan Reservoir
Author(s) -
R. Kh. Yakubov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ nauki i praktiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2414-2948
DOI - 10.33619/2414-2948/56/10
Subject(s) - water quality , population , water resource management , water source , geography , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental protection , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , demography , sociology , biology
Samur-Absheron Canal is one of the important waterways of Azerbaijan. It provides filling the Jeyranbatan reservoir with water and makes it possible to irrigate the vast territories of the Absheron region and the coastal lands of five districts of the north–eastern region. The Jeyranbatan reservoir, in turn, is the main source of drinking water for 65% of the population of Baku and 90% of the population of Sumgait. The canal is fed from three rivers of the region: Samur, Gudyalchay, Velvelichai. The environmental condition of the canal is mainly based on the ecological situation in the basins of these three mountain rivers. Modern environmental problems of the canal and its rivers feeding as a result of anthropogenic impact. Some materials on the environmental situation and information on water quality indicators in the Samur–Absheron Canal presented in the article can improve the efficiency of the right decisions.