In addition, the Syr Darya has a hydropower station and several reservoirs, the most famous among them are the Kairakkum and Chardarya reservoirs. An interesting fact is that during the flood of 1969 the Chardarya reservoir dam was not able to withstand such volume of water. So it was decided to divert the water to Arnasay lowland. This is how Lake Aydarkul was formed. In subsequent years, due to repeated floods, it reached its current volume, becoming the second largest lake in Uzbekistan. - In addition, the Syr Darya has a hydropower station and several reservoirs, the most famous among them are the Kairakkum and Chardarya reservoirs. An interesting fact is that during the flood of 1969 the Chardarya reservoir dam was not able to withstand such volume of water. So it was decided to divert the water to Arnasay lowland. This is how Lake Aydarkul was formed. In subsequent years, due to repeated floods, it reached its current volume, becoming the second largest lake in Uzbekistan.
- For millennia, the Syr Darya was one of the factors for emergence of cities. In ancient records the river was mentioned under various names, often associated with these cities. However, ancient Greek authors called it Tanais, although the same name they gave to the Russian Don. It was also known as the Yaksart, translated as “pearl river”. The origin of the present river name still stirs up a dispute among the scholars; however, the most convincing version is that it originated from the name of the Turkic tribe Shir inhabiting the Syr Darya riversides at the time.
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