Kaniv Reservoir

The Kaniv Reservoir (Ukrainian: 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 kilometers within the Cherkasy and Kyiv Oblasts.[1] It was created in 1972 following construction of the dams of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Dnieper River. Along with the Kakhovka Reservoir, the Dnipro Reservoir, the Kamianske Reservoir, the Kremenchuk Reservoir, and the Kyiv Reservoir, it has created a deep-water route on the Dnieper, allowing ships to sail upstream as far as the Prypiat River.[1]

Kaniv Reservoir
Kaniv Reservoir
Location	Kaniv (to the south), Cherkasy and Kyiv Oblasts, Ukraine
Coordinates	49°55′34″N 31°28′46″E
Type	Hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows	Dnieper River
Primary outflows	Dnieper River
Basin countries	Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
Max. length	162 km (101 mi)
Max. width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area	675 km2 (261 sq mi)
Average depth	5.5 m (18 ft)
Water volume	2.6 km3 (2,100,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	87 m (285 ft)

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.[1]