Editing Karakum Desert (section)

== Golden Age Lake ==
[[Golden Age Lake]], locally known as Altyn Asyr köli<ref>[http://www.turkmenistan.ru/?page_id=3&lang_id=en&elem_id=15259&type=event&sort=date_desc President inaugurates Turkmen lake]</ref> or alternatively as Karakum Lake, is a man-made lake under construction in the [[Karashor Depression]] in the Karakum Desert.

Upon completion, the lake will span {{convert|770|sqmi|km2|order=flip|sigfig=2}} with a maximum depth of {{convert|230|ft|m|order=flip|sigfig=2}}, and hold more than 130 cubic kilometers (4600 billion cubic feet) of water. Filling the lake could take 15 years and cost up to $4.5 billion.<ref name="google">[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSh8Y_lzNfDVqEJknZE8b4-uqcIQD99FJJF81 Turkmenistan creates vast lake in the desert]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> According to government plans, it is intended to be filled by a {{convert|2,650|km|mi|sp=us|adj=on}} network of tributary canals. The Dashoguz Collector, spanning a distance of 432 kilometers, traces approximately half of its course along the historic path of the [[Uzboy River]]. The Great Turkmen Collector starts in [[Lebap Province]] and is {{convert|720|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref>[http://aquadoc.typepad.com/waterwired/files/turkmenistan_lake.pdf A New Great Lake—or Dead Sea?]</ref> They are used for pumping run-off water from irrigated cotton fields<ref>[http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2009/world/turkmenistan-vows-to-water-its-desert-write-new-tale-of-glory/ Turkmenistan Vows to Water its Desert]</ref> towards the lake.