Gorky Reservoir
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Gorky Reservoir | |
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Coordinates | 57°00′N43°10′E/ 57.000°N 43.167°E |
Type | Hydroelectricreservoir |
Primary inflows | Volga |
Basincountries | Russia |
Max. length | 430 km (270 mi) |
Max. width | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Surface area | 1,591 km2(614 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 22 m (72 ft) |
Water volume | 12.9 km3(10,500,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Settlements | Yaroslavl,Kostroma,Kineshma,Yuryetets |
Gorky Reservoir(Russian:Го́рьковское водохрани́лище), known colloquially asGorky Sea(Russian:Го́рьковское мо́ре), is anartificial lakein the central part of theVolga Riverin Russia,[1]formed by a hydroelectricdamofGorky Hydroelectric Station(now calledNizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station) built in 1955 between the towns ofGorodetsandZavolzhyeand filled in 1955 – 1957. It spans for 430 km from the dam ofRybinskto the dam of Gorodets throughYaroslavl,Kostroma,IvanovoandNizhny Novgorodoblasts ofRussia.While it is relatively narrow and follows the natural riverbed of Volga in the upper part, it becomes up to 16 km wide downstream the town ofYuryevets.
The reservoir takes its name from the former name of the city ofNizhny Novgorod(actually situated some fifty kilometers downstream the dam),Gorky.An industrial town of Zavolzhye was built on the right bank of the Volga along with the construction of the dam.
The filling of the reservoir resulted in the relocation of a number of villages and towns, such asChkalovsk.
References
[edit]- ^N.M. Mineeva; et al. (2022). "Abiotic Factors and Their Role in Phytoplankton Development in Reservoirs of the Middle Volga River, Russia".Inland Water Biology.15(6): 729–739.doi:10.1134/s1995082922060141.