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Manych
The Manych () is a river in the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of Southern Russia. It flows through the western and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression. In ancient times, it was known as the Lik. A tributary of the Don (river), Don, it is long, with its current source at the mouth of the Kalaus (river), Kalaus in the southwestern part of the Republic of Kalmykia. It flows through the town of Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast, Proletarsk and joins the Don in Manychskaya, east of the city of Rostov-on-Don.West Manych (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences) Along the Manych, going downstream, there are: *Dam at at the mouth of the Kalaus River blocking flow eastward to East Manych *Lysyy Liman Reservoir (Dam at ) in between these two dams *A section that is almost dry *Lake Manych-Gudilo *Proletarsk (Proletarskoye) Rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasia Canal
The Eurasia Canal (, ''Kanal "Evraziya"'') is a proposed 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) canal connecting the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea along the Kuma-Manych Depression. Currently, a chain of lakes and reservoirs and the shallow irrigation Kuma–Manych Canal are found along this route. If completed the canal would also link several landlocked countries in Asia with the open seas through the Bosphorus. If completed, the Eurasian Canal will become the second longest canal in the world after the Grand Canal (China), Grand Canal in China (1776 km long). The canal is intended to provide a shorter route for shipping than the existing Volga–Don Canal system of waterways; it would also require fewer Ship lock, locks (or lower-Ship lock#Rise, rise locks) than the Volga-Don route. Manych Ship Canal is the existing canal system that would be the likely route for the Eurasian Canal. Potential shipping route The route of the canal, as usually proposed, would follow the thalweg (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Manych
East Manych () is a river in the eastern and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression in southern Russia. East Manych flows east through Kalmykia and along its border with the Stavropol Krai, and ends in the Sostino Lakes (Состинские озёра). According to the Russian geographers, the East Manych is 141 km long; if one were to include the usually dry sections in its lower course, the total length would be over 220 km. The Chogray Reservoir (Чограйское водохранилище; ) was built on this river in 1969.East Manych (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences) The reservoir receives water from the Terek and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Manych-Gudilo
Lake Manych-Gudilo () is a large salt lake, saltwater reservoir lake in Kalmykia, Russia. Part of the lake lies also in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai. It has an area of about 344 km2 and average depth of only about 0.6 m. Lake Manych-Gudilo is the source of the Manych, West Manych River, which flows north-west, through a number of reservoirs, falling into the lower Don River (Russia), Don a short distance upstream from Rostov-on-Don and the Don's fall into the Sea of Azov. Temperatures in the region through the year can range from in winter to in summer. The area is also home to many species of birds and is the site of the Cherny Zemli Nature Reserve, Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve. A global sea level sea level rise, rise of roughly would cause the ocean surface to be higher than the highest point of an area between the ocean and the Caspian, forming a narrow channel straddling the lake in the area between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea, potentially placing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuma–Manych Canal
The Kuma–Manych Canal () is an irrigation canal in Russia's Stavropol Krai. The canal, completed in 1965,Kuma Region Irrigation runs across the , connecting the Kuma River, which flows into the , with the East Manych River, which also flows toward the Caspian, but dries out long before reaching it. The East Manych River should not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuma–Manych Depression
The Kuma–Manych depression () is a depression (geology), geological depression in southwestern Russia that separates the East European Plain, Russian Plain to the north from North Caucasus, Ciscaucasia to the south. It is named after the Kuma (Russia), Kuma and Manych rivers. Geography Kuma–Manych depression is sometimes regarded as a definition for the natural boundaries between the continents of Earth#Asia and Europe, boundary between Asia and Europe. The Rostov Nature Reserve is located within the depression. See also * Eurasia Canal * Manych Ship Canal * Terek–Kuma Lowland References Depressions of Russia Landforms of Europe Landforms of Kalmykia Landforms of Stavropol Krai {{South-Russia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chogray Reservoir
The Chogray Reservoir () is an artificial reservoir on the East Manych River on the border of Stavropol Krai and Kalmykia in southern Russia. The reservoir, 49 km long, was constructed in 1969–1973, primarily to satisfy the demands of local irrigated farming. Its area is 185 square km, volume 0.7 cubic km. Besides capturing water naturally brought by the tributaries of the East Manych River, the reservoir receives water from the Terek River and the Kuma River over the Kuma–Manych Canal, which was completed a few years before the reservoir. Later on, another irrigation canal – the Chernyye Zemli Main Canal (Черноземельский магистральный канал, ''Chernozemelsky magistralny kanal'') was built, taking water from the Chogray Reservoir further east and north, into Kalmykia. In 2008, after almost 40 years of operation, the reservoir was reported as in dire need of maintenance, as were many other reservoirs of its age in the area. Under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Kalmykia
Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia,; , ''Khalmg Tanghch'' is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Through the Caspian Depression, the Kuma river forms Kalmykia's natural border with Dagestan. Kalmykia is the only polity within Europe where the Dharmic religion of Buddhism is the predominant religion; the majority of Kalmyk people are Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhists of the Gelug and Kagyu lineages. The Kalmykia republic covers an area of , with a small population of about 275,000 residents. The republic of Kalmykia is home of the Kalmyks, a people of Oirat Mongolian origin who are mainly of Tibetan Buddhist faith. The capital of the republic is the city of Elista. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Bifurcation
River bifurcation (from , fork) occurs when a river (a ''bifurcating river'') flowing in a single channel (hydrology), channel separates into two or more separate streams (called distributary, ''distributaries'') which then continue downstream (hydrology), downstream. Some rivers form complex networks of distributaries, typically in their delta (river), deltas. If the streams eventually merge again or empty into the same body of water, then the bifurcation forms a river island. River bifurcation may be temporary or semi-permanent, depending on the strength of the material that is dividing the two distributaries. For example, a mid-stream island of soil or silt in a delta is most likely temporary, due to low material strength. A location where a river divides around a rock fin, e.g. a volcanically formed Dike (geology), dike, or a mountain, may be more lasting as a result of higher material strength and resistance to weathering and erosion. A bifurcation may also be man-made, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaus (river)
The Kalaus () is a north-flowing river on the Black Sea-Caspian Steppe of southern Russia, in Stavropol Krai. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .«Река Калаус» Russian State Water Registry It is a tributary of the . Formerly, when it reached the Manych, part of its waters would flow east and part west. Today a low dam blocks flow into the . References {{ReflistExternal links Article in the |
Yegorlyk
The Yegorlyk () is a north-flowing river on the Black Sea-Caspian Steppe of southern Russia, a left tributary of the Manych. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .«Река Егорлык (Большой Егорлык)» Russian State Water Registry Since the Manych flows into the Don it is the southernmost tributary of the Don, if one excludes the Kalaus. Fauna Several are present in the Yegorlyk catchment area. This includes the spotted fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veselovsky Reservoir
Veselovsky Reservoir (aka Veselovskoye Reservoir) is a reservoir on the western Manych River in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. Combined with the Proletarsky Reservoir directly upstream, the pair is also referred to as the Manychysky Reservoirs, built between 1932 and 1936 to provide longstanding river flow. The Veselovsky Reservoir is currently used for irrigation, fisheries, water traffic and power generation. Physical geography The long shoreline of the Veselovsky Reservoir is rugged, with gulfs formed by flooded gullies. The northern bank is steep, reaching the height of above sea level and above the water surface of the reservoir. The hydrographic web is weakly developed. The normal retaining level (NRL) of the reservoir is more than 7 meters. At full the water storage level is with a water surface of . Climate The reservoir is found in a continental moderate climate. The average annual rainfall is . Communities The village of Veselij and the hamlets of Karkashev, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuma River (Russia)
The Kuma () is a river in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia. It flows northeast into the Caspian Sea. It is long and has a drainage basin of . Its source is in the Greater Caucasus, in the republic Karachay-Cherkessia, west of Kislovodsk. It flows in a northeastern direction, through Stavropol Krai (towns Mineralnye Vody, Zelenokumsk, Budyonnovsk, Neftekumsk) and further east through the Caspian Depression as the natural border between the Kalmykia and Dagestan republics of Russia. That part of the Kuma's valley forms the eastern part of the Kuma–Manych Depression, separating the East European Plain from the Caucasus region. The Kuma flows into the Kizlyar Gulf of the Caspian Sea near the border between Dagestan and Kalmykia. Most of the rivers that flow north from the Caucasus Mountains and into Terek–Kuma Lowland are caught by the Kuban and Terek. It rises between the basins of those two rivers, so the Kuma is mainly a steppe river. It is much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
