Serebransk reservoir
Description:
The Serebryanskoye (Upper Serebryanskoye) reservoir is located in the west of the Kola Peninsula on the Voronya River. The reservoir was formed in 1970 by the dam of the Serebryanska HPP, and filled in 1972.
Its volume is about 4 cubic kilometers. The total area is about 556 square kilometers. Depth in places over 7.5 m. The length of the coastline is 157 km. The pressure structures of the Serebryanskaya HPP formed the eponymous reservoir, which includes Lovozero.
The Serebryansk reservoir carries out annual regulation of the runoff of the entire cascade of hydroelectric power plants. During its creation, about 220 hectares of farmland were flooded and 40 buildings were moved.