{{short description|Reservoir in Tbilisi, Georgia}} {{Infobox lake | name = Tbilisi Sea | image = Tbilisi sea 09.23.jpg | caption = Tbilisi Sea in september 2023 | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Kura River valley | coords = {{coord|41|44|58|N|44|50|44|E}} | type = | inflow = |pushpin_map=Georgia Tbilisi | outflow = Iori River | catchment = | basin_countries = Georgia | length = {{convert|8.75|km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|2.85|km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|11.6|sqkm|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|26.6|m|abbr=on}} | max-depth = {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|535.5|-|540|m|abbr=on}} | frozen = | islands = | cities = }}
The '''Tbilisi Sea''' ({{lang-ka|თბილისის ზღვა}}) or '''Tbilisi reservoir''' (თბილისის წყალსაცავი) is an artificial lake in the vicinity of Tbilisi that serves as a reservoir. The lake has a length of 8.75 km and a width of 2.85 km. The surface area of this reservoir is {{convert|11.6|sqkm|abbr=on}}. It was opened in 1953 and has become a popular recreation spot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=4005|title=Tbilisi Lakes|publisher=Tbilisi City Hall|accessdate=4 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725071441/http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=4005|archivedate=25 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Buachidze|first=G.|author2=T. Tevzadze |title=Chemical and Geotechnical Problems associated with the Tbilisi Water Storage Reservoir, Georgia|editor=John H. Tellam |editor2=Michael O. Rivett |editor3=Rauf G. Israfilov |editor4=Liam G. Herringshaw|publisher=Springer Netherlands|year=2006|edition=Urban Groundwater Management and Sustainability|series=NATO Science Series|volume=74|pages=393–399|doi=10.1007/1-4020-5175-1_32|isbn=978-1-4020-5173-9}}</ref> It is planned to develop the Tbilisi sea into a recreational park with various sports facilities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.investor.ge/issues/2010_1/11.htm|title=One sea, many fish?|last=Akhmeteli|first=Nina|date=February–March 2010|work=Investor|accessdate=17 March 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007010120/http://www.investor.ge/issues/2010_1/11.htm|archivedate=7 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=טביליסי (Tbilisi) - מדריך למטייל הישראלי {{!}} המלצות גאורגיה למטיילים |url=https://www.tbilisi.org.il/ |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=טביליסי & בטומי - גיאורגיה למטיילים |language=he-IL}}</ref>
== See also == * Turtle Lake, Tbilisi * Lisi Lake
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Lakes of Tbilisi Category:Reservoirs in Georgia (country) Category:Reservoirs built in the Soviet Union