Elektrėnai Reservoir

Reservoir in Lithuania
54°45′20″N 24°40′29″E / 54.75556°N 24.67472°E / 54.75556; 24.67472TypeArtificial lake / reservoirPrimary inflowsStrėva River, and 9 other rivuletsPrimary outflowsStrėva RiverBasin countriesLithuaniaMax. length11 km (6.8 mi)Max. width3.1 km (1.9 mi)Surface area1,264 ha (3,120 acres)Max. depth31 m (102 ft)Shore length134.1 km (21.2 mi)Islands18 islands cover 50.5 ha (125 acres)SettlementsElektrėnai1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Elektrėnai Reservoir (Lithuanian: Elektrėnų marios), located south of the city of Elektrėnai, Lithuania, is the third-largest artificial lake in Lithuania. It was created in 1961 by damming the Strėva River. It supplies cooling water to the 1,800 MW Elektrėnai Power Plant. A number of villages drowned when the reservoir was created; over 140 households were relocated. The reservoir also covered eight other lakes.

The reservoir covers about 1,264 hectares, with depths of over 30 meters.[1]

References

  1. ^ "History". Government of Elektrenai. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

Sources

  • Elektrėnai, Vilnius: Jandrija, 2006