The Votkinsk Reservoir is a reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 formed by the dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station

Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station

The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power generation and navigation. The power station has a 1,020 MW installed capacity and the dam also...

 on the Kama River

Kama River

Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....

 in Perm Krai

Perm Krai

Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...

 and Udmurtia

Udmurtia

The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. The reservoir filling took place in 1962-1964. The Votkinsk Reservoir has a surface area of 1,120 km² and a water volume of 9,4 cubic km. Its length is 365 km, major width - 9 km, average depth - 8,4 m. The Votkinsk Reservoir was created for the benefit of transportation and energetics. It also performs seasonal flow regulation. The cities of Perm

Perm

Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....

, Krasnokamsk

Krasnokamsk

Krasnokamsk is a town of krai significance in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, west of Perm by road. Population: Municipally, the town territory is incorporated as Krasnokamsky Municipal District.-History:...

, Nytva

Nytva

Nytva is a town and the administrative center of Nytvensky District of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Nytva River near its confluence with the Kama, west of Perm. Population: -History:...

, Okhansk

Okhansk

Okhansk is a town and the administrative center of Okhansky District of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, southwest of Perm. The distance to Perm by the Kama River is . Population:...

, Osa

Osa, Perm Krai

-History:It was founded in 1591 as the sloboda of Novonikolskaya and later became a fortress. In a 1623 document, the settlement is referred to as the sloboda of Osinskaya Nikolskaya , in 1678—as the sloboda of Osinskaya , in 1732—as the village of Osa. It was granted town status in 1739...

, and Chaykovsky are located on the shores of the Votkinsk Reservoir.