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The Dnieper Reservoir (Ukrainian: Дніпровське водосховище, Dniprovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir on the Dnieper river in Ukraine that was created by construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station at Zaporizhzhia in 1932. The filling of the reservoir inundated the Dnieper Rapids.[1] It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reservoir cascade.

Dnieper Reservoir
Dnieper Reservoir Show map of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnieper Reservoir Show map of Ukraine
Location	Zaporizhzhia (to the south), Dnipro (to the north), Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Coordinates	48°08′09″N 35°07′43″E
Type	Hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows	Dnieper River
Primary outflows	Dnieper River
Basin countries	Ukraine
Max. length	129 km (80 mi)
Average depth	8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth	53 m (174 ft)
Water volume	3.3 km3 (2,700,000 acre⋅ft)

The reservoir is 129 km long and is located in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. It stretches from the dam at Zaporizhzhia upstream to just below Dnipro city. It averages 3.2 km wide, and is 7 km at its widest. It is an average 8 meters deep and 53 meters at its deepest. The total water volume is 3.3 km³. The Samara Bay, stretching for approximately ten kilometers at the mouth of the Samara River, flows into the northern end of the reservoir.[1]

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На других языках

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- [en] Dnieper Reservoir

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[es] Embalse del Dniéper

El embalse del Dniéper (ucraniano, Дніпровське водосховище, Dniprovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) es un embalse ubicado en el río Dniéper en Ucrania, que toma su nombre del río. Se encuentra dentro de los óblasts o regiones de Dnipropetrovsk y de Zaporiyia. Se creó en 1932 a través de la construcción de la Estación Hidroeléctrica Dniéper.

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[fr] Réservoir du Dniepr

Le réservoir du Dniepr (en ukrainien : Дніпровське водосховище, Dniprovske vodoskhovychtche) est un lac artificiel nommé d'après le Dniepr en Ukraine. Il est situé dans les oblasts de Dnipropetrovsk et de Zaporijia. Ce réservoir a été créé en 1932 par la construction de la centrale hydroélectrique du Dniepr.

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[ru] Днепровское водохранилище

Днепро́вское водохрани́лище (укр. Дніпровське водосховище) — одно из водохранилищ на Днепре, расположенное частично в Запорожской и частично в Днепропетровской областях Украины и образованное плотиной Днепрогэс.

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