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'''Rybinsk Reservoir''' ({{langx|ru|Рыбинское водохранилище|Rybinskoye vodokhranilishche}}, {{IPA|ru|ˈrɨbʲɪnskəɪ vədəxrɐˈnʲilʲɪɕə|IPA}}), informally called the '''Rybinsk Sea''', is a water ] on the ] and its ] the ] and ], formed by ] dam, located in the ], ], and ]s. At the time of its construction, it was the largest man-made body of water on Earth.<ref>Paul R. Josephson. ''Industrialized Nature: Brute Force Technology and the Transformation of the Natural World''. Island Press, 2002. {{ISBN|1-55963-777-3}}. Page 31.</ref> It is the northernmost point of the Volga. The ] starts from there. The principal ports are ] in Vologda Oblast and ] in Tver Oblast.
The Rybinsk dam was constructed in ], and the lake finally filled in 1947. Some 150,000 people had to be resettled elsewhere, and the historic town of ] in ] has completely disappeared under water. At that time, the reservoir was the largest man-made body of water on Earth. As the time goes by, however, it has been increasingly viewed as a typical sample of Stalinist voluntarism. The dam is hardly important for elecrticity supply, but the ecological damage caused by the reservoir can hardly be overestimated.


The construction of the dam in ] started in 1935. The filling of the reservoir started on April 14, 1941, and continued until 1947. Some 150,000 people had to be resettled elsewhere, and the historic town of ] in ] along with 663&nbsp;villages completely disappeared under water. Today the dam is less important for ] supply (output is 346&nbsp;MW) than it used to be.
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Hydroelectric reservoir in Russia
Rybinsk Reservoir
Rybinsk Reservoir, the lock
Rybinsk Reservoir is located in Yaroslavl OblastRybinsk ReservoirRybinsk ReservoirShow map of Yaroslavl OblastRybinsk Reservoir is located in Tver OblastRybinsk ReservoirRybinsk ReservoirShow map of Tver OblastRybinsk Reservoir is located in Vologda OblastRybinsk ReservoirRybinsk ReservoirShow map of Vologda OblastRybinsk Reservoir is located in European RussiaRybinsk ReservoirRybinsk ReservoirShow map of European Russia
Coordinates58°22′N 38°26′E / 58.367°N 38.433°E / 58.367; 38.433
TypeHydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsVolga, Sheksna, Mologa
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area4,580 km (1,770 sq mi)
Average depth5.6 m (18 ft)
Max. depth30 m (98 ft)
Water volume25.4 km (6.1 cu mi)
Surface elevation102.4 m (336 ft)
SettlementsCherepovets
Vesyegonsk
Map of the Rybinsk Reservoir basin

Rybinsk Reservoir (Russian: Рыбинское водохранилище, romanized: Rybinskoye vodokhranilishche, IPA: [ˈrɨbʲɪnskəɪ vədəxrɐˈnʲilʲɪɕə]), informally called the Rybinsk Sea, is a water reservoir on the Volga River and its tributaries the Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam, located in the Tver, Vologda, and Yaroslavl Oblasts. At the time of its construction, it was the largest man-made body of water on Earth. It is the northernmost point of the Volga. The Volga–Baltic Waterway starts from there. The principal ports are Cherepovets in Vologda Oblast and Vesyegonsk in Tver Oblast.

The construction of the dam in Rybinsk started in 1935. The filling of the reservoir started on April 14, 1941, and continued until 1947. Some 150,000 people had to be resettled elsewhere, and the historic town of Mologa in Yaroslavl Oblast along with 663 villages completely disappeared under water. Today the dam is less important for hydroelectric power supply (output is 346 MW) than it used to be.

References

  1. Paul R. Josephson. Industrialized Nature: Brute Force Technology and the Transformation of the Natural World. Island Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55963-777-3. Page 31.

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