Dnipro – Inhulets Canal

The Dnipro – Inhulets Canal (Ukrainian: Канал Дніпро — Інгулець), also known as the Dnieper – Ingulets Canal (Russian: Канал Днепр — Ингулец), is a canal in central Ukraine, and connects the Dnipro River with the Inhulets River.

Dnipro – Inhulets Canal
Location	Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
Specifications
Length	150 km (93 miles)
History
Date completed	1988
Geography
Direction	South
Start point	Dnipro River
End point	Inhulets River
Beginning coordinates	48°59′02″N 33°09′22″E
Ending coordinates	48°44′02″N 33°02′46″E

History

The canal was completed in 1988, and is mainly used for irrigation and supplying water to residences and industries in nearby areas.^[1]

Characteristics

The canal begins at the Kremenchuk Reservoir on the Dnipro River, where it flows south to near Oleksandriia on the Inhulets River. The total length of the canal is about 150 kilometres (93 mi).^[2]