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.
| Kaniv Reservoir | |
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  Kaniv Reservoir  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 |
| 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) |
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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]