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Water reservoir in Minsk Region, Belarus
Zaslawskaye reservoir
Satellite photo of the Minsk sea, 2019
Zaslawskaye reservoir is located in BelarusZaslawskaye reservoirZaslawskaye reservoir
LocationMinsk Region
Coordinates53°58′34″N 27°22′46″E / 53.97611°N 27.37944°E / 53.97611; 27.37944
Lake typeArtificial
Basin countriesBelarus
Max. length10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Surface area31.1 km (12.0 sq mi)
Average depth3.5 m (11 ft)
Max. depth8 m (26 ft)
Water volume108.5 million cubic metres (3.83×10^ cu ft)
Shore length55 km (34 mi)
SettlementsZaslawye
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Zaslawskaye reservoir (Belarusian: Заслаўскае вадасховішча, Russian: Заславское водохранилище) is a water reservoir in the Vileyka-Minsk water system [ru]. It is the second largest artificial lake in Belarus. It is located only 5 km from the northwestern edge of Minsk, and is often called the Minsk sea.

Description

Zaslawskaye reservoir is the second largest artificial reservoir of Belarus, second in size to the largest Vileyka reservoir. It was created in 1956 by a dam on a Svislach river in order to control floods in Minsk and to regulate the flow of the river. It is part of the Vileyka-Minsk water system. The bowl of the reservoir was a swampy floodplain of the Svisloch, Vyacha, Ratomka and Chernyavka rivers before flooding. It is located just 5 km from Minsk, and is often called the Minsk sea.

Gallery

  • Isles in the reservoir Isles in the reservoir
  • Isle Isle
  • Photo from a drone Photo from a drone
  • Photo from a drone Photo from a drone
  • Photo from a drone Photo from a drone

References

  1. "Водохранилища Беларуси - Белгидромет: Радиационно-экологический мониторинг - Минск". rad.org.by. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Минское море (Заславское водохранилище)". planetabelarus.by (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Гид по Беларуси". belarus.by. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "Минское море, Беларусь: история, описание, фото". vetliva.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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