Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal

The Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal (Ukrainian: Канал Дніпро — Кривий Ріг), also known as the Dnieper – Krivoy Rog Canal (Russian: Канал Днепр — Кривой Рог), is a canal in central Ukraine mainly used for supplying water to the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Dnipro – Kryvyi Rih Canal
Railroad tracks crossing the canal
Location	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Specifications
Length	41.3 km (25.7 miles)
History
Date completed	1960
Geography
Direction	Northwest
Start point	Dnipro River
End point	Kryvyi Rih
Beginning coordinates	47°33′51″N 33°54′37″E
Ending coordinates	47°46′53″N 33°33′19″E

History

Construction of the canal began in 1957, and was completed by 1960. ^[1] The canal also underwent renovations in the 1970s.

Characteristics

The canal begins at the Kakhovka Reservoir, and moves northwest to near the city of Kryvyi Rih.

The width of the canal is about 4 metres (13 ft), while the depth varies between 3.6 metres (12 ft) and 4.3 metres (14 ft).^[2]