Goychay (river)

Goychay is a river in Azerbaijan, which flows through the Gabala, Ismayilli, Goychay and Ujar districts. The length of the river is 113 km.[1] The area of the drainage basin is 1770 km2.[2] The average water flow near the city of Goychay is 12.9 m³/s.[3]

Goychay
Native nameGöyçay (Azerbaijani)
Location
CountryAzerbaijan
Physical characteristics
SourceGreater Caucasus
  coordinates40.5936°N 48.1401°E / 40.5936; 48.1401
MouthKarasu → Kura → Caspian Sea
Length113 km (70 mi)
Basin size1,770 km2 (680 sq mi)

It originates at the foot of Mount Babadagh.[4] In the area of the city Goychay, it is divided into numerous branches and canals and is widely used for irrigation.

Merging with the waters of the Turyanchay spillway, it forms Karasu, the left tributary of Kura. The main tributaries are Ayrichay, Vandamchay, Karachay (Damiraparanchay branch) and others.[5]

References

  1. Azərbaycanın çayları, gölləri və su anbarları (PDF). Baku. p. 3.
  2. Nəsibə Əliyeva (2005). Hidrometeoroloji lüğət. Baku: Nafta-Press. p. 231.
  3. гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. (1969). Great Soviet Encyclopedia // Геокчай (река в Азерб. ССР). Vol. III. Moscow: Советская энциклопедия. p. harv.
  4. Zakir Musayev, Kamran Məmmədov, Mansur Zərbəliyev (2009). Su ehtiyatların inteqrasiyalı idarə olunması. Baku: Təhsil. p. 46.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Рустамов С. Г., Смирнова Е. А. (1955). Материалы по гидрографии СССР. Реки Азербайджанской ССР. Бассейн реки Куры (без Аракса). Vol. III. Baku: Издательство Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР. p. 257.
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