Kakhovka Reservoir

Kakhovka Reservoir
Map of the Kakhovka Reservoir
LocationKherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts
Coordinates47°30′N 34°15′E / 47.500°N 34.250°E / 47.500; 34.250
TypeHydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsDnieper River
Primary outflowsDnieper River
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length240 km (150 mi)
Max. width23 km (14 mi)
Surface area2,155 km2 (832 sq mi)
Average depth8.4 m (28 ft)
Max. depth26 m (85 ft)
Water volume18.2 km3 (14,800,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation16 m (52 ft)
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The Kakhovka Reservoir (Ukrainian: Каховське водосховище, romanizedKakhovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) was a water reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It was created in 1956 by construction of the Kakhovka Dam at Nova Kakhovka. It was one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reservoir cascade.

The dam was breached on 6 June 2023, which consensus attributes to Russian forces mining and blowing the base of the dam, while Russia alternatively described it as a "terrorist" act, in the case of the Russian-installed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, or as caused by a lack of maintenance, in the case of the Russian government.[citation needed] By the end of June, the reservoir was completely dry.