Kaniv Reservoir

Kaniv Reservoir

infobox_lake
lake_name = Kaniv Reservoir
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = Kaniv Reservoir.gif
caption_bathymetry=
location = Kaniv (to the south), Cherkasy and Kiev Oblasts, Ukraine
type = Hydroelectric reservoir
inflow = Dnieper River
outflow = Dnieper River
area = 675 km²
volume = 2.6 km³
coords = coord|49|55|34|N|31|28|46|E|region:UA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
basin_countries = Russia, Belarus, Ukraine

The Kaniv Reservoir ( _uk. 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.cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkPath=pagesKAKanivReservoir.htm|title=Kaniv Reservoir|accessdate=2008-01-24|work=Encyclopedia of Ukraine|language=English] 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.

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