Kaniv Reservoir

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Kaniv Reservoir
Kaniv Reservoir -
Location Kaniv (to the south), Kirovohrad and Kiev Oblasts
Lake type Hydroelectric reservoir
Surface area 675 km²
Water volume 2.6 km³

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 Kirovohrad and Kiev Oblasts. It was created in 1972 because of the dams of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Station on the Dnieper River.

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.


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


Coordinates: 49°55′34″N, 31°28′46″E

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