Karkidon Reservoir, Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan

Karkidon Reservoir lies in a natural hollow between the Nazarota foothills and the Kuva Valley spurs on the Uzbekistan–Kyrgyzstan border. Its earth-fill dam, 70 m high and 420 m long, was completed in two stages in 1963 and 1967. The reservoir holds 218.4 million m³, covers 9.65 km², reaches a maximum length of 5.5 km and an average depth of 36.7 m. Water arrives via a 27 km canal and leaves through a 340 m outlet and a 2.7 km canal into the South Fergana Canal.

Karkidon Reservoir was built in two stages: the first completed between 1961 and 1963, the second in 1967. It was designed by the Uzdavsuvloyiha institute and built by the Fargona suv qurilish trust to supply the South Fergana Canal and lands irrigated by the Isfayramsoy. Its completion cut the water deficit on 43,000 hectares shared by Fergana region and Kyrgyzstan's Osh region from 192 to 96 million m³.

The reservoir's name comes from the Karkidon site in the natural hollow between the Nazarota foothills and the Quvasoy valley spurs. Its water reaches the South Fergana Canal through a 340 m outlet and a 2.7 km channel, so the canal and the reservoir are spoken of together by the farmers of Quva, Oxunboboyev, Oltiariq and Fergana districts.

The location is best visited during daylight hours and offers quiet walks along the banks for observing birds and local farming activities. Bring water and supplies since few facilities exist directly by the water, and plan your visit during cooler months when weather is milder.

The reservoir's dam is 70 metres high and 420 metres long, holding 218.4 million cubic metres of water. Water reaches it through a 27 km canal, and is released via a 340 m outlet structure and a 2.7 km channel feeding the South Fergana Canal. The project was designed by the Uzdavsuvloyiha institute and completed by the Fargona suv qurilish trust.