Cuciurgan Reservoir

Cuciurgan Reservoir
Cuciurgan Reservoir
Location	Odessa Oblast, Transnistria
Coordinates
Type	Power station reservoir
Primary inflows	Kuchurhan River
Primary outflows	Turunchuk River
Basin countries	Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria

Cuciurgan Reservoir (Kuchurhan in Ukrainian; Kuchurgan in Russian) is a large water reservoir, built on Kuchurhan River on the state border between Ukraine and Moldova.

The lake is located in the south-eastern part of Transnistria, on the border with the Odessa Oblast of Ukraine and its water resources are shared between the two countries.[1] It was created by damming the Kuchurhan River just north of where it flows into the Dniester. The reservoir is 20 km long and has a width of 3 km at the side of the dam. It has a total water surface area of 27.2 square kilometers. Before construction of the dam, there was already a liman in the southern part of the Kuchurhan river valley.

Lake Cuciurgani is a popular resort area for the inhabitants of nearby Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. The fossil fuel burning power station at Dnestrovsc utilizes water from the reservoir. There is no hydroelectric power plant associated with the dam.

References

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1997). Irrigation in the countries of the former Soviet Union in figures. Food & Agriculture Org. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-92-5-104071-3. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

External links

Map of Transnistria
Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders - First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, UNECE (2007)
Transboundary Diagnostic Study for the Dniester River Basin, OSCE/UNECE Project: Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management of the Dniester River (November 2005)

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[Nations1997-1] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1997). Irrigation in the countries of the former Soviet Union in figures. Food & Agriculture Org. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-92-5-104071-3. Retrieved 26 March 2011.