Ivankovo Reservoir or Ivankovskoye Reservoir (Russian: Иваньковское водохранилище ), informally known as the Moscow Sea , is the uppermost reservoir on the Volga , in Moscow and Tver Oblasts of Russia, located some 130 km (81 mi) north of Moscow. The dam of the reservoir is situated in the town of Dubna . The town of Konakovo is located on its southern coast. The reservoir is connected to the Moskva by the Moscow Canal , and is the principal fresh water source for the city of Moscow. Its area is 327 km (126 sq mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 41,000 km (16,000 sq mi).
9-553: Ivankovo Reservoir is covered by ice between mid-November and mid-April. The water level fluctuates during the year: It dramatically increases after the ice melting, and then stabilizes until January. The reservoir includes the lower course of the Shosha , its right tributary, the Lama , and the Soz . It is subdivided into three bays ( plyoses ): The Ivankovo Bay, in the northeast, downstream of
18-844: Is a river in Zubtsovsky , Staritsky , Kalininsky and Konakovsky districts of Tver Oblast and Lotoshinsky District of Moscow Oblast in Russia . It is a right tributary of the Volga . The length of the Shosha is 163 kilometres (101 mi). The area of its basin is 3,080 square kilometres (1,190 sq mi). The river flows into the Ivankovo Reservoir . The Shosha freezes up in November through early January and stays icebound until late March or early April. The source of
27-575: The Lama (right) and the Inyukha (left). The urban-type settlements of Kozlovo and Novozavidovsky are located at the right bank of the reservoir. The Ivankovo Reservoir is crossed by the dam of the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway , and downstream of the dam the Volga enters from the left, at the former location of the mouth of the Shosha before the reservoir was filled in 1937. The middle course of
36-602: The Shosha is in Zubtsovsky District of Tver Oblast, northwest of the selo of Knyazhyi Gory . It flows north, turns northeast, enters Staritsky District and turns north. At the village of Sidorovo the Shosha turns east and crosses two tiny bits of Moscow Oblast, further downstream crossing to Kalininsky District of Tver Oblast. Downstream of the village of Novinki the Shosha enters the Ivankovo Reservoir, where it accepts two of its major tributaries,
45-717: The Shosha, upstream of Kozlovo, is located in Zavidovo nature reserve, a closed area which is only accessible to high-level state employees. The drainage basin of the Shosha includes the whole Lotoshinsky District, the southwest of Konakovsky and Kalininsky District, the southeast of Staritsky District, the east of Zubtsovsky District, as well as the northern parts of Volokolamsky and Shakhovskoy Districts of Moscow Oblast, and minor areas in Klinsky and Istrinsky Districts , also in Moscow Oblast. The town of Volokolamsk and
54-606: The mouth of the Shosha; the Volga Bay, in the northwest, along the Volga upstream of the mouth of the Shosha, and the Shosha Bay, in the west, along the lower course of the Shosha. The drainage basin of the Ivankovo Reservoir (which includes the basin of the upper course of the Volga) is the whole central part of Tver Oblast, the northwestern part of Moscow Oblast, and some areas in the northeastern part of Smolensk Oblast and in
63-536: The reservoir was filled starting from March 23, 1937. On April 17, 1937 the canal was open for traffic. The historic town of Korcheva and a number of villages were submerged as the reservoir was filled. The population was resettled, and some of the buildings were moved from Korcheva to Konakovo. In total, an area of 254.60 square kilometres (98.30 sq mi) went under water. [REDACTED] Media related to Ivankovo Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons Shosha (river) The Shosha ( Russian : Шо́ша )
72-550: The southwest of Novgorod Oblast . In particular, it includes the cities and towns of Dubna , Konakovo , Kuvshinovo , Likhoslavl , Ostashkov , Rzhev , Staritsa , Tver , Torzhok , Volokolamsk , and Zubtsov . The reservoir was built in conjunction with the Moscow Canal, and the northern gate of the canal is located at the east of the reservoir. The construction of the dam started in January 1934, completed in 1936, and
81-574: The urban-type settlements of Shakhovskaya , Lotoshino , Izoplit , Kozlovo, and Novozavidovsky lie in the drainage basin of the Shosha. Zavidovo Zavidovo ( Russian : Зави́дово ) is a village ( selo ) in Konakovsky District of Tver Oblast , Russia . Next to the village is the location of Rus' state residence , used as an official residence place for the President of Russia . This Tver Oblast location article
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