Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal
| Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal | |
|---|---|
 Railroad tracks crossing the canal | |
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| Location | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 41.3 km (25.7 miles) |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1960 |
| Geography | |
| Direction | Northwest |
| Start point | Dnipro River |
| End point | Kryvyi Rih |
| Beginning coordinates | 47°33′51″N 33°54′37″E / 47.56417°N 33.91028°E |
| Ending coordinates | 47°46′53″N 33°33′19″E / 47.78139°N 33.55528°E |
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The Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal (Ukrainian: Канал Дніпро — Кривий Ріг), also known as the Dnieper – Krivoy Rog Canal (Russian: Канал Днепр — Кривой Рог), is a canal in central Ukraine mainly used for supplying water to the city of Kryvyi Rih.
History
Construction of the canal began in 1957, and was completed by 1960. [1] The canal also underwent renovations in the 1970s.
Characteristics
The canal begins at the Kakhovka Reservoir, and moves northwest to near the city of Kryvyi Rih.
The width of the canal is about 4 metres (13 ft), while the depth varies between 3.6 metres (12 ft) and 4.3 metres (14 ft).[2]
References
- ^ В. М. Карев, М. М. Наринский (2017). Энциклопедическая хроника советской эпохи (1917—1991) (in Russian). Vol. 2. Аспект Пресс. p. 492-624. ISBN 978-5-7567-0770-0.
- ^ "Дніпро-Кривий ріг канал" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. 2008.