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Canal in central Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih 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 |
Ending coordinates | 47°46′53″N 33°33′19″E |
Construction of the canal began in 1957, and was completed by 1960. [1] The canal also underwent renovations in the 1970s.
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]
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