Bratsk Reservoir

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Bratsk Reservoir is a massive artificial lake in Siberia, Russia, created by the Bratsk Dam and known as one of the world’s largest reservoirs by volume.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
hydroelectric reservoir
reservoir
basinCountry Russia
belongsTo hydropower system of the Angara River
climate continental climate
completionDate 1960s
constructionStartDate 1950s
continent Asia
country Russia
countryCapitalDistance far from Moscow (approximate)
countrySubdivision Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED
createdBy Bratsk Dam NERFINISHED
formedBy impoundment of the Angara River
freezesDuring winter
hasLanguageRegion Russian language NERFINISHED
hasMaximumDepth over 100 meters (approximate)
hasShoreLength thousands of kilometers (approximate)
hasSurfaceArea thousands of square kilometers (approximate)
hasVolume tens of cubic kilometers (approximate)
impact flooding of large forested areas
relocation of local settlements
inflow Angara River NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the world’s largest reservoirs by volume
locatedIn Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED
Russian Far East Federal District NERFINISHED
Siberia
locatedInTimeZone Irkutsk Time NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bratsk NERFINISHED
Ust-Ilimsk NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Bratsk NERFINISHED
Ust-Ilimsk NERFINISHED
operator Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED
outflow Angara River NERFINISHED
partOf Angara River basin NERFINISHED
Yenisei River basin NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
navigation
region Eastern Siberia NERFINISHED
river Angara River NERFINISHED
usedFor commercial fishing
recreation
transportation
waterBodyType freshwater lake

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Angara River formsReservoir Bratsk Reservoir