Brief information about the lake

  On 18 February 1911, a powerful earthquake caused a massive rockslide (approximately 2.0–2.2 km³) from Mount Muzkul, which blocked the course of the Murghab River. This event created the Usoy Dam and Lake Sarez.

Research Objectives at Sarez Lake

• Monitoring of deformation processes in the lake basin’s earth crust..
• Study of water filtration processes through the Usoy Dam.
• Analysis of the lake water balance.
• Study of the hydrological and hydrochemical characteristics of the lake water.
• Assessment of the impact of climate change on the lake water level.
• Forecasting the risk of floods and natural hazards associated with ecological changes in the area.

Expeditions