Elektrėnai Reservoir

Elektrėnai Reservoir (Lithuanian: Elektrėnų marios), located south of the city of Elektrėnai, Lithuania, is the third-biggest artificial lake in Lithuania. It was created in 1961 by damming the Strėva River. It supplies cooling water to the 1,800 MW Elektrėnai Power Plant. A number of villages were drowned by the reservoir; over 140 households were relocated. The reservoir also covered eight other lakes.

Elektrėnai Reservoir
Elektrėnai Reservoir with Elektrėnai power plant in the distance
Elektrėnai Reservoir is located in Lithuania
Elektrėnai Reservoir
Elektrėnai Reservoir
Coordinates54°45′20″N 24°40′29″E
TypeArtificial lake / reservoir
Primary inflowsStrėva River, and 9 other rivulets
Primary outflowsStrėva River
Basin countriesLithuania
Max. length11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area1,264 ha (3,120 acres)
Max. depth31 m (102 ft)
Shore length134.1 km (21.2 mi)
Islands18 islands cover 50.5 ha (125 acres)
SettlementsElektrėnai
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The reservoir covers about 1,264 hectares, with depths of over 30 meters.[1]

References

  1. "History". Government of Elektrenai. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

Sources

  • Elektrėnai, Vilnius: Jandrija, 2006
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