Gorky Reservoir
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| Gorky Reservoir | |
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| Lake type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
| Primary sources | Volga |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max-length | 430 km |
| Max-width | 16 km |
| Surface area | 1591 km² |
| Max-depth | 22 m |
| Water volume | 12.9 km³ |
| Surface elevation | 84 m |
| Settlements | Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Kineshma, Yuryetets |
Gorky Reservoir (Russian: Горьковское водохрани́лище) is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River formed by a hydroelectric dam built in 1955 in the town of Gorodets and filled in 1955-1957. It spans for 430 km from the dam of Rybinsk the dam of Gorodets through Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts of Russia. While it is relatively narrow and follows the natural riverbed of Volga in the upper part, it becomes up to 16 km wide downstream the town of Yuryevets.
The reservoir takes its name from the former name of the city of Nizhny Novgorod (which is actually situated some 50 km downstream the reservior), Gorky.
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