Kaniv Reservoir
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Location	Kaniv (to the south), Cherkasy and Kyiv Oblasts, Ukraine
Coordinates	49°55′34″N 31°28′46″E / 49.92611°N 31.47944°E / 49.92611; 31.47944
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 Kaniv Reservoir (Ukrainian: Канівське водосховище, Kanivs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a reservoir located on the Dnieper river in the Ukrainian oblasts of Cherkasy and Kyiv.^[1] Named after the city of Kaniv, the reservoir has a length of 162 km, a maximum width of 5 km, an area of 675 km², an average depth of 5.5 meters, and a volume of 2.6 km³.^[1] Its water level is maintained by a dam of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant, built in 1972.

The Kaniv, Kakhovka, Dnieper, Kamianske, Kremenchuk, and Kyiv reservoirs form the Dnieper reservoir cascade, a deep-water route on the Dnieper that allows ships to sail upstream as far as the Prypiat river.^[1]