Zainsk Reservoir or Zay Reservoir (, ) is a
reservoir
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of the
Zay River
The Zay (; ) is a river in Russia, a left-bank tributary of the Kama (river), Kama. It is long, and its drainage basin covers .[Zainsk
Zainsk ( is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Stepnoy Zay River ( Kama's tributary), east of Kazan. Population: 39,739 ( 2021 census).
Geography
Zainsk Reservoir, along the Zay River, is located near the town.
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,
Tatarstan
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Russian Federation
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. It was filled in 1963 to be a
cooling pond
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for
Zainsk TTP
Zainsk ( is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Stepnoy Zay River ( Kama's tributary), east of Kazan. Population: 39,739 ( 2021 census).
Geography
Zainsk Reservoir, along the Zay River, is located near the town.
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. It has surface area 20.5 km², a length 12 km, mean width 1.7 km, mean depth 3.1 m and a volume 63 million cubic meters.
Reservoirs in Russia
Reservoirs in Tatarstan
Cooling ponds
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