North Crimean Canal
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The North Crimean Canal is a major Soviet-era irrigation waterway that channels water from the Dnieper River to arid regions of southern Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Crimean Canal canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irrigation canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| affects |
Crimea agriculture
ⓘ
Crimea drinking water supply ⓘ Crimea industry ⓘ Crimea water security ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| designedFor |
agricultural development
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
East Crimean Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Crimean Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfConstruction | 1960s ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| length |
about 250 miles
ⓘ
approximately 402 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crimea
ⓘ
Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Crimean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerch Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dnieper irrigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Armyansk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dzhankoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerch NERFINISHED ⓘ Simferopol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subject of dispute between Ukraine and Russia ⓘ |
| primaryRegionServed |
Crimean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Russia restored water flow to Crimea in 2022 after capturing canal headworks
ⓘ
water flow to Crimea largely cut by Ukraine in 2014 ⓘ |
| sourceRiver | Dnieper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kakhovka Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock water supply
ⓘ
orchards irrigation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ vineyards irrigation ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthorityAfter1991 | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthorityBefore1991 | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.