- Kaunas Reservoir
Infobox lake
lake_name = Kaunas Reservoir
image_lake = Lithuania Kaunas yacht club.jpg
caption_lake = Kaunas Yacht Club
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coords = coord|54|51|10|N|24|10|02|E|type:waterbody_region:LT_source:dewiki|display=inline,title
type =reservoir
inflow =Neman River
outflow =Neman River
catchment =
basin_countries = Lithuania
length =
width = 3.3 km
area = 63.5 km²
depth =
max-depth = 22 m
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cities =Kaunas ,Rumšiškės Kaunas Reservoir ( _lt. Kauno marios) is the largest Lithuanian artificial lake, created in 1959 by damming the
Neman River nearKaunas andRumšiškės . It occupies 63.5square kilometer s, which is about 0.1% of the total territory ofLithuania . The reservoir supports the operations of ahydroelectric power plant . Its waters cover the Neman valley from the river'sconfluence withStrėva River to the dam, a distance of about 25kilometer s. The greatest width of the reservoir is 3.3 kilometers and its greatest depth is 22meter s.The reservoir also supports the operations of 900MW
Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant , which is situated nearconfluence withStrėva River .In anticipation of the reservoir's creation, 721 farms and villages were moved to various locations. The entire town of
Rumšiškės was relocated and is now an open-air ethnographic museum.In 1992, in order to protect the local environment and cultural heritage,
Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park was established. Ayacht club operates in the park.External links
* [http://survigloters.supermedia.pl/Litwaparki/parkai/a_3_0.htm Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park]
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