Kyzketken [1] is the main channel in the Republic of Karakalpakstan . Takes water from the Amu Darya . The channel length is 25.2 kilometers [2] , the maximum carrying capacity is 500 m³ / s [3] (according to other data - 900 m³ / s [4] ). The average water consumption in 1993 was 153 m³ / s, in 1994–128 m³ / s [5] . Channel depth is 5 meters .
| Kyzketken | |
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| uzb Qizketgan | |
 View from the bridge. Nukus | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 25.2 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Head | Amu Darya |
 - head,  - mouth | |
Lakes Dautkul and Maukul feed on the canal waters [5] .
It irrigates 130.2 thousand hectares land of the Nukus , Kegeyli , Chimbay , Bozatau , Takhtakupyr and Karauzyak districts and passes through the city of Nukus [2] .
History
In 1919, the expansion of the canal began, and in 1926 construction began on the head of the canal, which was commissioned in 1935 [6] , and in 1959, Kegeyli (115 m³ / s), Kuvanysharma (110 m³ / p.), Stakhanov-Arna (25 m³ / s.). In 1965, the Takhiatash hydro system and the Kattagar pumping station (54 m³ / s) and the same-name canal with a length of 14 km connected to the Kegeyli canal were built . As a result, it became possible to irrigate areas exceeding 218 thousand hectares with canal water. After 1965, 90% of the canal water was used for irrigation [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet K-40-60 Nukus . Scale: 1: 100,000. The state of the terrain in 1979. 1985 edition
- ↑ 1 2 Dzhalalov A.A., Ishanov Kh.Kh., Azimov U.A. Proposals for a draft strategic planning for the implementation of IWRM principles (national report, Republic of Uzbekistan) . - p. 24, 45.
- ↑ H.A. Ismagilov, E.K. Kan Channel processes on the river. Amu Darya in terms of water management. // Extreme hydrological events in the Aral-Caspian region. Proceedings of the international scientific conference Moscow, October 19-20, 2006 - 2006.
- ↑ 1 2 Transition to integrated water resources management in the lower reaches and deltas of the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers. - Tashkent, 2005. - p. 28.
- ↑ 1 2 Kurbanbaev E., Artykov O., Kurbanbaev S. Integrated Water Resources Management in the Amudarya River Delta. - Tashkent, 2010. - pp. 29-30, 128.
- ↑ E.I. Chembarisov, A.B. Nasrulin, T.Yu. Forester, R.T. Hozhamuratova. Genesis and surface water regime of the Amudarya river basin and their influence on the salinization of agrolandscapes (on the example of the Amudarya river basin) .. - Nukus: “Qarqalpaqstan”, 2016. - p. 94. - 188 p.