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Rybinsk Reservoir
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Rybinsk Reservoir

Artificial lake in the western Russian Federation, created by a dam on the River Volga above Rybinsk. The reservoir was formed in the 1940s, when the Volga and Sheksna rivers were dammed; it covers an area of 4,550 sq km/1,757 sq mi, and has an average depth of 5.6 m/18 ft. It is the site of a large hydroelectric facility, and also forms part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway.



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