The Kumo-Manych Canal is an irrigation canal in the Stavropol Territory of Russia , the construction of which was completed in 1965 [2] . The canal was laid along the Kumo-Manych depression , connecting the Kuma River of the Caspian Sea basin with the Vostochny Manych River , which also flows in the direction of the Caspian Sea, but dries along the way without flowing into the sea .
| Kumo Manych Canal | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Stavropol region |
| HWR code | |
| Watercourse | |
| Head | Kuma |
| Mouth | Chograisk reservoir |
 - head,  - mouth | |
Content
Modern Channel
The Kumo-Manych Canal begins at the villages of Levokumskoye and Novokumskiy on the Kuma River between the cities of Budennovsk and Neftekumsk in a small reservoir with coordinates , into which the Tersko-Kumsky channel flows. The latter was completed in 1958 to supply the system with water from the Terek River. [2] From here, the Kumo-Manych Canal runs in the north-east direction, and then in the north-west, flowing into the Chograisk reservoir near the dam of the hydroelectric complex on the East Manych River . The canal is mainly used for irrigation and water supply. The coordinates of the end point of the channel in the Chograisk reservoir are
Other projects
In June 2007, the Government of Kazakhstan made a proposal to Russia to build a deeper channel for sea vessels to pass from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea along the bottom of the Kumo-Manych depression . The Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan began research on possible options for its passage. [3]
See also
- Volga-Don Shipping Canal
Notes
- ↑ Surface water resources of the USSR: Hydrological knowledge. V. 8. The North Caucasus / ed. D. D. Mordukhay-Boltovsky. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1964. - 309 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Gnilovskaya V. G. Entertaining local history Stavropol, Prince. Publishing House, 1974.- 432 p.
- ↑ Caspian Canal Could Boost Kazakh Trade Business Week .