Vileyka Reservoir Facts
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The Vileyka reservoir construction was started in 1968.
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Vileyka Reservoir is a water reservoir in the Vileyka-Minsk water system.
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The reservoir was created to increase the amount of freshwater for the republic’s capital Minsk.
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Vileyka Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Belarus.
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Vileyka Reservoir is the second largest in size to the largest natural lake.
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Vileyka Reservoir has a surface area of 64.6 km2, a length of 27 km, a width of 3 km, a maximum depth of 13 m, an average volume of 238 million cubic meters.
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Vileyka Reservoir Catchment area is 4120 square kilometres, mineralization of water – 280–320 mg/l.
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The annual transfer of water is 575 million tons.
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The water rises to the level of more than 70 meters with a few Hydraulic power station.
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Vileyka Reservoir is situated in the Minsk Region, Belarus.