| Cheboksary Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  Cheboksary Reservoir | |
| Location | Russia |
| Coordinates | 56°18′00″N46°42′53″E / 56.30000°N 46.71472°E /56.30000; 46.71472 |
| Type | artificial lake |
| Max. width | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 2,190 square kilometres (850 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Max. depth | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Cheboksary Reservoir[a] is anartificial lake in the central part of theVolga River formed by theCheboksary Dam inNovocheboksarsk.[1][2]
Thesurface area of Cheboksary Reservoir is 2,190 square kilometres (850 sq mi), max width is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), max depth is 35 metres (115 ft). The reservoir has partly flooded theMari Depression.[3]
The largestcities on the Reservoir areNizhny Novgorod,Cheboksary andKozmodemyansk.
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