| Gorky Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Volga |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending length | 430 km |
| Max. width | 16 km |
| Surface area | 1591 km² |
| Max. depth | 22 m |
| Water volume | 12. 9 km³ |
| Surface elevation | 84 m |
| Settlements | Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Kineshma, Yuryetets |
Gorky Reservoir (Russian: Го́рьковское водохрани́лище) is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River formed by a hydroelectric dam of Gorky Hydroelectric Station (now called Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station) built in 1955 between the towns of Gorodets and Zavolzhye and filled in 1955 – 1957. Yaroslavl (Яросла́вль is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located north-east of Moscow. Kostroma (Кострома́ is an historic city in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. Kineshma (Кинешма is the second largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Yuryevets (Юрьевец is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Unzha and the Volga Rivers Population Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees The Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station or Nizhny Novgorod GES (Нижегоро́дская ГЭС is a hydroelectric station on the Volga river Gorodets (Городе́ц is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, north-west Zavolzhye (Заволжье is a town in Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It spans for 430 km from the dam of Rybinsk to the dam of Gorodets through Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts of Russia. Rybinsk (Ры́бинск is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Yaroslavl Oblast (Яросла́вская о́бласть Yaroslavskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) which is Kostroma Oblast (Костромска́я о́бласть Kostromskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Ivanovo Oblast (Ива́новская о́бласть Ivanovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Нижегоро́дская о́бласть Nizhegorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending While it is relatively narrow and follows the natural riverbed of Volga in the upper part, it becomes up to 16 km wide downstream the town of Yuryevets. Yuryevets (Юрьевец is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Unzha and the Volga Rivers Population
The reservoir takes its name from the former name of the city of Nizhny Novgorod (actually situated some fifty kilometers downstream the dam), Gorky. Nizhny Novgorod (Ни́жний Но́вгород Nižnij Novgorod) colloquially shortened as Nizhny, is the fourth largest city in Russia An industrial town of Zavolzhye was built on the right bank of the Volga along with the construction of the dam.
The filling of the reservoir resulted in the relocation of a number of villages and towns, such as Chkalovsk. Chkalovsk (Чка́ловск is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volga River, north-west
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