Votkin reservoir

Votkin reservoir is located on the territory of the Udmurt Republic and the Perm Territory. It was formed by the Votkinskaya HPP dam on the Kama River, its filling took place in 1962-1964. On the banks of the Votkinsky reservoir are the cities of Osa, Okhansk and Tchaikovsky. The reservoir raises the level of Kama by almost 23 meters. 57 rivers flow into it.

After filling in the reservoir formed wide springs, the depth of which reaches 20-25 meters. In 1975, the channel was straightened and expanded to 300-400 meters, which made it possible to shorten the route between lower Kama and Perm, as well as to organize a two-way route of ships.

The area of the Votkinsky reservoir is 1120 square kilometers, the length is 265 meters, and the average depth is 8.4 meters. It was created in the interests of water transport and energy, is currently used for seasonal regulation of runoff, as well as fishing, pike, bream, ulcer and perch are found here.