Kakhovka Reservoir
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Location | Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts |
Coordinates | 47°28′N 34°10′E / 47.467°N 34.167°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 34°10′E / 47.467°N 34.167°E |
Type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
Primary inflows | Dnieper River |
Primary outflows | Dnieper River |
Basin countries | Belarus, Ukraine |
Max. length | 240 km (150 mi) |
Max. width | 23 km (14 mi) |
Surface area | 2,155 km2 (832 sq mi) |
Average depth | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Water volume | 18.2 km3 (14,800,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
The Kakhovka Reservoir (Ukrainian: Каховське водосховище, Kakhovs’ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River.
The reservoir was created in 1956 when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built.
Geography[]
It covers a total surface area of 2,155 square kilometres in the territories of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts of Ukraine.[1]
The reservoir is 240 km long, up to 23 km wide, and has an average depth of 8.4 meters (with depth varying from 3 to 26 m). The total water volume is 18.2 km³. It is mainly used to supply hydroelectric stations, the Krasnoznamianka Irrigation System and the Kakhovka Irrigation System, industrial plants, freshwater fish farms, the North Crimean Canal and the . With its creation, it has created a deep-water route, allowing deep-sea ships to sail up the Dnieper.[2]
See also[]
- Dams on the Dnieper River
- Reservoirs in Ukraine
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ "КАХОВСЬКЕ ВОДОСХОВИЩЕ". leksika.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Каховське водосховище | Енциклопедія Сучасної України". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- Kakhovka Reservoir
- Reservoirs in Ukraine
- Geography of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Geography of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Geography of Kherson Oblast
- Reservoirs built in the Soviet Union
- 1956 establishments in the Soviet Union
- 1956 establishments in Ukraine
- Infrastructure completed in 1956
- Reservoirs of the Dnieper River