Kakhovka Irrigation System

Kakhovka Irrigation System
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LocationKherson Oblast, Ukraine
Geography
Start pointKakhovka Reservoir
End pointVarious
Beginning coordinates46°48′55″N 33°36′51″E / 46.81528°N 33.61417°E / 46.81528; 33.61417
Ending coordinatesVarious
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The Kakhovka Irrigation System (Ukrainian: Каховська зрошувальна система; Russian: Каховская оросительная система) is an irrigation system in southern Ukraine. With a total irrigation area of 780,000 hectares (1,900,000 acres), it is the largest irrigation system in the entire country.[1]

History

In 1951, construction began for the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, which created the Kakhovka Reservoir and provided a water source for local irrigation.[2] By 1967, construction for an irrigation system began, and different sections began operation throughout the 1970s.[3]

Characteristics

The irrigation system all begin at the Kakhovka Reservoir, where it flows south before diverging into different areas. The entire system includes many interconnected canals, such as the Kakhovka Canal, and it provides water for crops across much of Kherson Oblast.[citation needed]

Because of the vast size of the irrigation system, there are 16 pumping stations throughout the canals.[4] This includes a main pumping station, which is sized 138 metres (453 ft) by 34 metres (112 ft).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Каховська зрошувальна система" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
  2. ^ "Ждали более ста лет: Северо-крымский канал придумал фантаст" (in Russian). news.rambler.ru. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Granovskaya, L. N.; Verdish, M. V. (2011). "Анализ деятельности предприятий водохозяйственно-мелиоративного комплекса Украины (на примере Каховской оросительной системы)" (in Russian). Природообустройство. p. 85-87. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "ПРО НАС" (in Ukrainian). Kakhovka Irrigation System.
  5. ^ "Каховская оросительная система" (in Russian). stroyfirm.ru. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018.