The Ghidighici Reservoir (), also known as the Chișinău Sea (), is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
on the
Bîc River
Bîc (also spelled Bâc, ) is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of the Dniester.
Geography
The Bâc originates in a spring in the village of Temeleuți in west central Moldova. As it flows west and south, the upper Bâc cuts a deep canyon ...
in
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
, 12 km from the capital,
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...
. The reservoir was built between 1962 and 1963, during the Soviet period of Moldova, for purposes of flood control and to provide water for irrigation.
The reservoir has significantly reduced flooding, although there are still occasional floods on the middle and lower Bîc. However, as of 2020, siltation had reduced the volume of the reservoir by about 50%. Furthermore, the dam has not been maintained since the Soviet period, and has become increasingly dilapidated.
The reservoir is named after
Ghidighici
Ghidighici is a village in Chișinău municipality, Moldova.
It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir.
History
On November 1, 1942, King Michael I of Romania, his mother Helen, and Foreign Minister
In many countries, the ministry o ...
village which is situated nearby.
References
Reservoirs in Moldova
Chișinău
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