Kremenchuk Reservoir
The
Kremenchuk Reservoir () is the largest
water reservoir located on the
Dnieper River. Named for the city of
Kremenchuk, it covers a total area of 2,250
square kilometres in the territories of the
Poltava,
Cherkasy, and
Kirovohrad Oblasts in central
Ukraine. The reservoir was created in 1959 when the
Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant was built.
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Map of the Kremenchuk Reservoir. |
The reservoir is 149 km long, 28 km wide, and has an average depth of six meters. The total water volume is 13.5
km³. It is mainly used for irrigation, flood control, fishing, and transport within the area. The main ports on located on the reservoir are
Cherkasy, and
Svitlovodsk. The
Sula River flows into the reservoir, forming a delta, with numerous islands.
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1:100,000 topographic map, showing the dam that creates the reservoir 
