Sheksna Reservoir

Sheksna Reservoir

Infobox lake
lake_name = Sheksna Reservoir
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coords = coord|59|41|N|38|32|E|type:waterbody_region:RU|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow = Sheksna River
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Russia
length =
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area = 1670 km²
depth = 4 m
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volume = 6.5 km³
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cities = Belozersk, Kirillov

Sheknsna Reservoir or Sheksninskoe Reservoir ( _ru. Шекснинское водохранилище) is a water reservoir on Sheksna River and Lake Beloye formed by the dam of the Sheksna Hydroelectric station. Construction took place in 1963-1964 as a part of the Volga-Baltic_Waterway. Surface area is 1,670 km², volume is 6.5 km³, average depth is 4 m. The main goal of the reservoir construction was a navigable waterway. The largest towns on the shores of the reservoir are Belozersk and Kirillov.Reservoir dam length is 1100 m, the dam complex includes 2 locks. The lower pound of the dam is Rybinsk Reservoir.

External links

* [http://www.volgo-balt.ru/ Официальный сайт ГБУ «Волго-Балт»]
* [http://regtime.spb.ru/lenhydroproject/sheksna.html Описание Шекснинской ГЭС на сайте института «Ленгидропроект»]


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