Kovdozero reservoir
Republic of Karelia, Russia 26 km V
Description:
Kovdozerskoe Reservoir (the second name is Knyazhubskoe Reservoir) is an artificially created reservoir located on the Kovda River in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation. The reservoir was formed by the dam of the Knyazhegub hydroelectric power plant in the period from 1955 to 1957. In support are lakes Kovdozero, Senno and others.
The area of the reservoir is 608 square kilometers, the volume of water is 3.44 cubic kilometers. The length of the reservoir is about 60 kilometers, and the maximum width is 38 kilometers.
Kovdozersk reservoir carries out long-term regulation of runoff. The fluctuation of the water level is within 3.5 meters.