Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal

Canal in central Ukraine

Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal

Railroad tracks crossing the canal

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 / 47.56417; 33.91028
Ending coordinates| 47°46′53″N 33°33′19″E﻿ / ﻿47.78139°N 33.55528°E﻿ / 47.78139; 33.55528

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

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Construction of the canal began in 1957, and was completed by 1960. [1] The canal also underwent renovations in the 1970s.

## Characteristics

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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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Дніпро-Кривий ріг канал" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. 2008.