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Kaniv Reservoir

The Kaniv Reservoir () is a reservoir located on the Dnieper river in the Ukrainian oblasts of Cherkasy and Kyiv. Named after the city of Kaniv, the reservoir has a length of 162&nbsp;km, a maximum width of 5&nbsp;km, an area of 675&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, an average depth of 5.5 meters, and a volume of 2.6&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup>. Its water level is maintained by a dam of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant, built in 1972.

The Kaniv, Kakhovka, Dnieper, Kamianske, Kremenchuk, and Kyiv reservoirs form the Dnieper reservoir cascade, a deep-water route on the Dnieper that allows ships to sail upstream as far as the Prypiat river.

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