Cuciurgan Reservoir

Lake Cuciurgani (Kuchurhan in Ukrainian; Kuchurgan in Russian) is a large water reservoir (lake) in Transnistria, Moldova.

The lake is located in the extreme south of the region, on the border with the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine and its water resources are shared between the two countries.^[1] It was created by damming the Kuchurhan River just north of where it flows into the Dniester. The reservoir is 20 km long and has a width of 3 km at the side of the dam. It has a total water surface area of 27.2 square kilometers. Before construction of the dam, there was already a liman in the southern part of the Kuchurhan river valley.

Lake Cuciurgani is a popular resort area for the inhabitants of nearby Tiraspol, the capital of the region of Transnistria. The fossil fuel burning power station at Dnestrovsc utilizes water from the reservoir. There is no hydroelectric power plant associated with the dam.

References

1. ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1997). Irrigation in the countries of the former Soviet Union in figures. Food & Agriculture Org.. pp. 162–. ISBN 9789251040713. http://books.google.com/books?id=HTGyNzQmf94C&pg=PA162. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 

External links

• Map of Transnistria
• Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders - First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, UNECE (2007)
• Transboundary Diagnostic Study for the Dniester River Basin, OSCE/UNECE Project: Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management of the Dniester River (November 2005)

Coordinates: 46°36′00″N 29°58′00″E / 46.6°N 29.9667°E / 46.6; 29.9667