Varnavinskaya reservoir
Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Description:
In the bed of the Adagum River, on the left tributary of the Kuban River in the Crimean district of the Krasnodar Territory, Varnavinskoe reservoir is located. It was created in 1964, after the construction of a dam near the town of the same name. Its area is about 4.5 thousand hectares, there is also a spillway with a length of 37 kilometers.
The reservoir is shallow, mainly dominated by a depth of 1.5 to 2 meters. On its banks there are the following settlements: Black Sea, South, Varnavinskoye, Red, Mova. Water from it is used for irrigation of vast fields and various household needs. Varnavinskoe Reservoir is operated by a branch of the Crimean FSU "Kubanmeliovodkhoz".