Uglich Reservoir

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Uglich Reservoir
A lock at Uglich Reservoir
Coordinates	57°29′N 38°16′ECoordinates: 57°29′N 38°16′E
Lake type	Hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows	Volga, Medveditsa, Kashinka, Nerl
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	146 km
Max. width	5 km
Surface area	249 km²
Average depth	5 m
Water volume	1.24 km³
Settlements	Kaliazin, Kimry

Uglich Reservoir or Uglichskoye Reservoir (Russian: У́гличское водохрани́лище) is an artificial lake in the upper part of the Volga River formed by a hydroelectric dam built in 1939 in the town of Uglich. It is located in Tver and Yaroslavl Oblasts of Russia. The construction of the dam led to a 15th-century monastery in Uglich and 16th-century monastery in Kalyazin being submerged by the artificial lake.

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