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Volgograd Reservoir

Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir is located in Volgograd Oblast
Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir is located in European Russia
Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir is located in European Russia
Volgograd Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir
Coordinates49°08′N 44°56′E / 49.13°N 44.94°E / 49.13; 44.94
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsVolga River
Primary outflowsVolga River
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length540 km (340 mi)
Max. width17 km (11 mi)
Surface area3,117 km2 (1,203 sq mi)
Water volume31.5 km3 (25,500,000 acre⋅ft)
SettlementsKamyshin

The Volgograd Reservoir (Russian: Волгоградское водохранилище) is a reservoir on the Volga river in the Russian oblasts of Volgograd and Saratov. The reservoir's water level is maintained by the dam of the Volga Hydroelectric Station, built from 1958 to 1961.

Named after the city of Volgograd, the reservoir has an area of 3,117 km2, volume of 31,5 km3, length of 540 km, maximum width of 17 km, and average depth of 10.1 m. It is the third largest reservoir on the Volga in Russia, after the Kuybyshev and Rybinsk reservoirs.

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