Novosibirsk Reservoir or Novosibirskoye Reservoir (russian: Новосиби́рское водохрани́лище), informally called the Ob Sea (), is the largest

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Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk ...

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Altai Krai Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...

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. It was created by a 33 m high concrete

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on the

Ob River } The Ob ( rus, Обь, p=opʲ: Ob') is a major river in Russia. It is in western Siberia; and together with Irtysh forms the world's List of rivers by length, seventh-longest river system, at . It forms at the confluence of the Biya (river), Biya ...

built in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

.Новосибирская ГЭС (Novosibirsk GES)
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The dam, built in 1956, provides a water reservoir for generating

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via

Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station (russian: Новосибирская гидроэлектростанция) is a hydroelectric power plant on the Ob River. It is located in Sovetsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia. History Construction b ...

. The reservoir is 200 km long and up to 17 km wide. Its area is 1,070 km² and its volume is 8.8 km³ (at normal water level). Its average depth is 8.3 m. The design hydroelectric power output is 460 MW, the average energy production is 1,687 GWh per year. The normal water level (the level of active storage) is 113,5 meters, the maximum water level (the level of flood control storage) is 115,7 meters, the minimum water level (the level of dead storage) is 108,5 meters The

Karakan Pine Forest The Karakan Pine Forest is a Russian national forest situated in Siberia on the eastern coast of Novosibirsk Reservoir, 70 kilometers south from Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-� ...

is situated on the eastern coast of the reservoir, while most of the towns and villages are situated on the western coast. The larger towns bordering the reservoir are

( Akademgorodok quarter, ObGES),

Kamen-na-Obi Kamen-na-Obi (russian: Ка́мень-на-Оби́), known until 1933 as Kamen (), is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ob River northwest of Barnaul, the administrative center of the krai. As of the 2010 Census, i ...

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Berdsk Berdsk (russian: Бердск) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. A suburb of Novosibirsk, it is on the Berd River. In the 2010 Russian census, its population was Geography Berdsk is on the Berd River. Open land is south of the town and a ...

. Berdsk was severely impacted by the reservoir's construction, its historical centre having been submerged by the water. Several smaller villages nearby met with the same fate.

Recreation

During the summer, the lake is one of the most popular destinations for Novosibirsk residents, with many yachts and boats dotting the surface, and the beaches teeming with people.

References

External links

Listing on WaytoRussia.net

Ob sea, 5 km into the open
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