Algeti reservoir, reservoir in Georgia

Algeti Reservoir lies on the Algeti River near the village of Tbisi in Tetritskaro Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, 60 km from Tbilisi. It covers 2.3 km², is 4.2 km long and up to 1.2 km wide, with a total volume of 65 million m³ and a usable volume of 60 million m³. Its water feeds the Tbisi-Kumisi irrigation system serving villages such as Djordjiashvili, Asureti, Borbalo, Koda and Marabda.

Archaeological excavations around the reservoir have uncovered burial sites and settlement remains from the Middle Ages, showing the area was inhabited long ago. A human skull found in 2012 and dated to the 5th or 6th century AD demonstrates that people lived in this region for many centuries.

The reservoir feeds the Tbisi-Kumisi irrigation system, which supplies water to villages including Djordjiashvili, Asureti, Borbalo, Koda, Marabda, Khaishi, Durnuki and Kosalari in the Marneuli and Tetritskaro municipalities. In 2007 the system irrigated 6 hectares, with restoration planned to raise this to 11 hectares.

The reservoir lies near the village of Tbisi in Tetritskaro Municipality, about 60 km from Tbilisi. The Algeti River flows through it, and the water feeds the Tbisi-Kumisi irrigation system serving villages such as Jorjiashvili, Asureti, Borbalo, Koda and Marabda. The reservoir was handed over for operation in 1983; a 1.1 MW Algeti hydropower station is planned on it.

A human skull discovered in 2012 and dated to the 5th or 6th century reveals that this valley has been continuously inhabited since the early Middle Ages. The excavations uncovered not only burial sites but also evidence of an organized community that lived here for many generations.