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Dnieper Reservoir

Coordinates: 48°08′09″N 35°07′43″E / 48.13583°N 35.12861°E / 48.13583; 35.12861
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Dnieper Reservoir
LocationZaporizhzhia (to the south), Dnipropetrovsk (to the north), Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Coordinates48°08′09″N 35°07′43″E / 48.13583°N 35.12861°E / 48.13583; 35.12861
TypeHydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsDnieper River
Primary outflowsDnieper River
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length129 km
Average depth8 m
Max. depth53 m
Water volume3.3 km³
Map of the Dnieper Reservoir.

The Dnieper Reservoir (Template:Lang-uk) is a water reservoir on, and named after the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It is located within the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. It was created in 1932 by the construction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station.

The reservoir is 129 km long, has an average width of 3.2 km (7 km at its widest), and has an average depth of 8 meters (53 m at its deepest). The total water volume is 3.3 km³.

The Lenin Lake, stretching for approximately ten kilometres at the mouth of the Samara River, flows into the northern end of the reservoir. The creation of the reservoir inundated the historic Dnieper Rapids.