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Dnipro – Inhulets Canal

The Dnipro – Inhulets Canal (Ukrainian: Канал Дніпро — Інгулець), also known as the Dnieper – Ingulets Canal (Russian: Канал Днепр — Ингулец), is a canal in central Ukraine, and connects the Dnipro River with the Inhulets River.

History

The canal was completed in 1988, and is mainly used for irrigation and supplying water to residences and industires in nearby areas.

Characteristics

The canal begins at the Kremenchuk Reservoir on the Dnipro River, where it flows south to near Oleksandriia on the Inhulets River. The total length of the canal is about 150 kilometres (93 mi).

References

  1. ^ "Каналы Днепропетровской области: Канал Днепр — Ингулец" (in Russian). Tour Dnepr.
  2. ^ "Дніпро-Інгулець канал" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Ukraine.