| Votkinsk Reservoir | |
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 Tchaikovsky shipping lock. | |
  Votkinsk Reservoir | |
| Location | Tchaikovsky |
| Coordinates | 57°00′N54°12′E / 57.0°N 54.2°E Coordinates: 57°00′N54°12′E / 57.0°N 54.2°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Kama River |
| Primary outflows | Kama River |
| Basin countries | Russia |
Votkinsk Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai, Russia. The town of Chaikovsky is located on the reservoir. [1]
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The Kama is a 1,805 kilometres (1,122 mi) long river in Russia. It has a drainage basin of 5,800 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi). It is the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge. At their confluence, in fact, the Kama is even larger than the Volga.
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JSC Votkinsk Machine Building Plant is a machine and ballistic missile production enterprise based in Votkinsk, Russia. Its production includes the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, Russia's most recent ICBM development, as well as the submarine-launched Bulava SLBM.
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The Tulva is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Votkinsk Reservoir, which is fed and drained by the Kama. The river is 118 kilometres (73 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 3,530 square kilometres (1,360 sq mi).
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Votkinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,863.8 square kilometers (719.6 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Votkinsk. Population: 24,114 (2010 Census); 23,709 ; 22,767 (1989 Census).
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Nechkinsky National Park is an important biological and cultural reserve of Udmurtia, situated in the middle valley of the Kama River, its tributary the Siva River, and the coastal part of the Votkinsk reservoir. This places Nechkinsky on the western side of the central Ural Mountains. The territory is mostly forest and river floodplains, with a number of ancient archaeological sites on the grounds. It is near the city of Izhevsk.
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