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The Kakhovka Reservoir (Ukrainian: Каховське водосховище, Kakhovs’ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir on the Dnieper river in Ukraine. It was created in 1956 when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built. It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reservoir cascade.
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| Location | Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts |
| Coordinates | 47°28′N 34°10′E |
| Type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Dnieper river |
| Primary outflows | Dnieper river |
| Basin countries | 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) |
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Geography
The reservoir covers a total surface area of 2,155 square kilometres in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts of Ukraine.[1] It is 240 km long and up to 23 km wide. The depth varies from 3 to 26 metres and averages 8.4 meters. The total water volume is 18.2 km³.
It is used mainly to supply hydroelectric stations, the Krasnoznamianka Irrigation System, the Kakhovka Irrigation System, industrial plants such as the 5.7 GW Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, freshwater fish farms, the North Crimean Canal and the Dnieper–Kryvyi Rih Canal.[2] Its creation formed a deep-water route for ships to sail up the Dnieper.
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See also
- List of reservoirs by volume
- Energy in Ukraine
- Renewable energy in Ukraine
References
- "КАХОВСЬКЕ ВОДОСХОВИЩЕ" [KAHOVSKY WATER RESERVOIR]. leksika.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Каховське водосховище | Енциклопедія Сучасної України" [Kakhov reservoir | Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine]. esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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На других языках
[de] Kachowkaer Stausee
Der Kachowkaer Stausee (ukrainisch Каховське водосховище/Kachowske wodoschowyschtsche; russisch Каховское водохранилище/Kachowskoje wodochranilischtsche) liegt im Süden der Ukraine am Unterlauf des Dnepr in der Schwarzmeerniederung. Er hat eine Größe von 2155 km² und fasst 18,2 Mrd. m³ Wasser.- [en] Kakhovka Reservoir
[es] Embalse de Kajovka
El embalse de Kajovka (ucraniano: Каховське водосховище, tr.: Kakhovs’ke vodoskhovychtche) es un lago artificial formado sobre el curso del río Dniéper, en Ucrania. Cubre una superficie de 2155 km² en los óblast de Zaporiyia, Jerson y Dnipropetrovsk. El embalse fue finalizado en 1956, a raíz de la construcción de la central hidroeléctrica de Kajovka.[fr] Réservoir de Kakhovka
Le réservoir de Kakhovka (en ukrainien : Каховське водосховище, Kakhovs’ke vodoskhovychtche) est un lac artificiel formé sur le cours du Dniepr, en Ukraine. Il couvre une superficie de 1 850 km2 dans les oblasts de Zaporijia, Dnipropetrovsk et Kherson. Le réservoir fut créé en 1956, lors de la construction de la centrale hydroélectrique de Kakhovka.[ru] Каховское водохранилище
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