Vileyka reservoir
Vileyka reservoir is located in Belarus
Vileyka reservoir
Vileyka reservoir
LocationMinsk Region, Belarus
Coordinates54°21′00″N 27°3′00″E / 54.35000°N 27.05000°E / 54.35000; 27.05000
Basin countriesBelarus
Max. length27 km (17 mi)
Max. width3 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area64.6 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Average depth3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft)
Max. depth13 m (43 ft)
Water volume238 million cubic metres (8.4×10^9 cu ft)
SettlementsVileyka

Vileyka reservoir (Belarusian: Вілейскае вадасховішча, Russian: Вилейское водохранилище) is a water reservoir in the Vileyka-Minsk water system. It is the largest artificial lake in Belarus.

Description

Map of the reservoir

Vileyka reservoir is the largest artificial reservoir of Belarus, second in size to the largest natural lake, Narach. It has a surface area of 64.6 km2, a length of 27 km, a maximum width of 3 km, a maximum depth of 13 m, and an average volume of 238 million cubic meters.[1][2] Its catchment area is 4,120 square kilometers, mineralization of water - 280–320 mg/L.

History

The Vileyka reservoir construction was started in 1968. The reservoir was created to increase the amount of fresh water for the republic's capital Minsk. For this purpose it was necessary to transfer some of the large Belarusian river's flow into the river Svislach. Along with the construction of the reservoir was built the Vileyka water channel through which water from the Viliya (Neris) and from the Svislach passed east of the reservoir. The water rises to the level of more than 70 meters with a few Hydraulic power station. The Viliya river was dammed in 1973, and in early 1975 water from the reservoir went through the channel to the capital, Minsk. The annual transfer of water is 575 million tons.

References

  1. Блакітная кніга Беларусі. - Мн.:БелЭн, 1994.
  2. "Водохранилища Беларуси - Белгидромет: Радиационно-экологический мониторинг - Минск". rad.org.by. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

See also

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