The Dnieper Reservoir (Ukrainian: Дніпровське водосховище, Dniprovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a reservoir on the Dnieper river in Ukrainian oblasts of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. The reservoir's water level is maintained by the dam of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, built in Zaporizhzhia from 1927 to 1932. The filling of the reservoir inundated the Dnieper Rapids.[1]

Dnieper Reservoir
Location of reservoir in Ukraine
Location of reservoir in Ukraine
Dnieper Reservoir
LocationZaporizhzhia (to the south), Dnipro (to the north), Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Coordinates48°08′09″N 35°07′43″E / 48.13583°N 35.12861°E / 48.13583; 35.12861
TypeHydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsDnieper River
Primary outflowsDnieper River
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length129 km (80 mi)
Average depth8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth53 m (174 ft)
Water volume3.3 km3 (2,700,000 acre⋅ft)
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The Samara River flows from Samara Bay into the northern end of the reservoir near Dnipro.[1] The reservoir stretches 129 kilometres (80 mi) from there to the dam in Zaporizhzhia, and has a width of 3.2 km, a maximum width of 7 km, an average depth of 8 meters, a maximum depth of 53 meters, and a volume of 3.3 km3.

The Dnieper, Kakhovka, Kaniv, Kamianske, Kremenchuk, and Kyiv reservoirs form the Dnieper reservoir cascade, a deep-water route on the Dnieper that allows ships to sail upstream as far as the Prypiat river.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dnipro Reservoir". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.