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Encyclopedia > Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir
Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir

Location: Dniprodzerzhynsk (to the south), Poltava, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
Type: Hydroelectric reservoir
Area: 567 km²
Volume: 2.45 km³

The Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir (Ukrainian: Дніпродзержинське водосховище, Dniprodzerzhyns'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on the lower part of the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk, it covers a total area of 567 square kilometres within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It was formed in 1963-1965. The reservoir is mainly used for generating hydroelectric power, transportation, fish farming, and human consumption Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дніпродзержинськ, Dniprodzerzhynsk; Russian: Днепродзержинск, formerly Kamenskoye) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper river. ... Poltava Oblast (Полтавська область, Poltavs’ka oblast’ or Полтавщина, Poltavshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. ... Kirovohrad Oblast (Кіровоградська область, Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ or Кіровоградщина, Kirovohradshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: , Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ or Дніпропетровщина, Dnipropetrovshchyna) is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. ... Hydraulic turbine and electrical generator. ... Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Volume, also called capacity, is a quantification of how much space an object occupies. ... A cubic kilometre (symbol km³) is an SI derived unit of volume. ... Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ... The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Дніпродзержинськ, Dniprodzerzhynsk; Russian: Днепродзержинск, formerly Kamenskoye) is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper river. ... Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: , Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ or Дніпропетровщина, Dnipropetrovshchyna) is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...

Map of the Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir.
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Map of the Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir.

The reservoir is 114 km in length, 5 km in width (8 km max.); has a depth of 15 meters, and a volume of 2.45 km³. During winter, the reservoir freezes over.


The ports of Kremenchuk and the Dnieper Mineral Enrichment Complex in Komsomolsk are located on the reservoir. The Dniprodzerzhynsk Hydroelectric Station, constructed during 1956–1965, is also located on the reservoir. Kremenchuk (Ukrainian: ; Russian: , Kremenchug) is an important industrial city in central Ukraine, located on the banks of Dnieper. ... Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russian: Комсомо́льск-на-Аму́ре; often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure) is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River. ...



Dnieper River (Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro)
Map of the drainage basin of the Dnieper.
Tributaries: Drut (R) • Berezina (R) • Sozh (L) • Pripyat (R) • Teteriv (R) • Irpin (R) • Desna (L) • Stuhna (R) • Trubizh (L) • Ros (R) • Tiasmyn (R) • Supiy (L) • Sula (L) • Pslo (L) • Vorskla (L) • Samara (L) • Konka (L) | Bilozerka (L) • Bazavluk (R) • Inhulets (R)
Reservoirs: DnieperDniprodzerzhynskKakhovkaKanivKievKremenchuk
Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk


 
 

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