Kolyma Reservoir

Kolyma Reservoir
Колымское водохранилище
View of the dam and the lake
Kolyma Reservoir is located in Russia
Kolyma Reservoir
Kolyma Reservoir
Kolyma Reservoir is located in Magadan Oblast
Kolyma Reservoir
Kolyma Reservoir
LocationUpper Kolyma Highlands
Magadan Oblast
Coordinates62°02′43″N 150°03′11″E / 62.04528°N 150.05306°E / 62.04528; 150.05306
TypeHydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsKolyma, Tenka, Kongo
Primary outflowsKolyma
Catchment area61,500 km2 (23,700 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length148 km (92 mi)
Max. width6 km (3.7 mi)
Surface area441 km2 (170 sq mi)
Max. depth120 m (390 ft)
Water volume14.56 km3 (3.49 cu mi)
Surface elevation387 m (1,270 ft)
IslandsNone
SettlementsSinegorye

KolymaReservoir (Russian: Колымское водохранилище) is an artificial lake which was created by the construction of the Kolyma Hydroelectric Station on the Kolyma. It was designed by Lenhydroproject. Filling began in 1980 and it was commissioned in 1995.[1]

  1. ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ / под ред. Г. И. Донидзе. — М.: Картгеоцентр — Геодезиздат, 1999. — p. 188 Archived 2021-11-08 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 5-86066-017-0