Gorky Reservoir

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artificial lake hydroelectric reservoir reservoir

Gorky Reservoir is a large artificial lake on the Volga River in central Russia, created by the Gorky Hydroelectric Station and used for hydroelectric power, navigation, and water supply.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kuybyshev Reservoir	5

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial lake ⓘ hydroelectric reservoir ⓘ reservoir ⓘ
basinCountry	Russia ⓘ
constructionBegan	20th century ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
createdBy	Gorky Hydroelectric Station ⓘ
hasDam	Gorky Hydroelectric Station dam ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	regional energy production ⓘ transportation ⓘ water resources management ⓘ
hasFunction	industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ regulation of Volga River flow ⓘ support of river navigation ⓘ
hasImpact	alteration of local ecosystems ⓘ flooding of former river valleys ⓘ
hasShorelineUse	industrial facilities ⓘ recreational areas ⓘ settlements ⓘ
inflow	Volga River ⓘ
isArtificial	true ⓘ
isNavigable	true ⓘ
isPartOf	Volga River ⓘ surface form: Volga River waterway system
locatedDownstreamOf	Rybinsk Reservoir ⓘ
locatedIn	Ivanovo Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Kostroma Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizhny Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInContinent	Europe ⓘ
locatedInRegion	central Russia ⓘ
locatedNear	Nizhny Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Volga River ⓘ
locatedUpstreamOf	Cheboksary Reservoir ⓘ
namedAfter	Maxim Gorky (city name Gorky) ⓘ
outflow	Volga River ⓘ
partOf	Volga–Kama cascade of reservoirs ⓘ
typeOfDam	run-of-the-river reservoir ⓘ
use	fisheries ⓘ flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ
waterBodyType	freshwater lake ⓘ
watercourse	Volga River ⓘ