Primary inflows Max. length 162 km (101 mi) Surface elevation 87 m Length 162 km Cities Kaniv | Primary outflows Dnieper River Area 675 km² Width 5 km Mean depth 5.5 m | |
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Location Kaniv (to the south), Cherkasy and Kiev Oblasts, Ukraine Type Hydroelectric reservoir Basin countries Russia, Belarus, Ukraine | ||
The Kaniv Reservoir (Ukrainian: Канівське водосховище, Kanivs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kaniv, it covers a total area of 675 square kilometres within the Cherkasy and Kiev Oblasts. It was created in 1972 following construction of the dams of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Dnieper River.
Map of Kanivs'ke Reservoir, Ukraine
The reservoir is 162 km long, up to 5 km wide, and has an average depth of 5.5 meters. The total water volume is 2.6 km³.
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