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3 August 2026 - 18:31 AMT

Lake Sevan level drops one centimeter

Lake Sevan’s water level declined by one centimeter between July 27 and August 2, reaching 1,900.77 meters above sea level as of August 2.

According to the published data, the lake’s level is 16 centimeters higher than on the same date last year and 55 centimeters higher than its level on January 1, 2026.

During the same period, 2.270 million cubic meters of water were transferred to Lake Sevan through the Arpa–Sevan tunnel. From January 1 through August 2, 2026, a total of 163.634 million cubic meters of water entered the lake through the tunnel.

According to data from the Geghamavan monitoring station on the Hrazdan Hydropower Cascade’s discharge canal, 6.278 million cubic meters of water were released from Lake Sevan between July 27 and August 2.

Overall, from July 2 through August 2 inclusive, the cumulative volume of water released from Lake Sevan totaled 19.327 million cubic meters.