Kakhovka Canal


The Kakhovka Canal is a canal in southern Ukraine connecting between the Dnipro river and the Sea of Azov. It has a total length of, and is a part of the Kakhovka Irrigation System that provides irrigation for farmlands in much of Kherson Oblast.

History

The canal was completed in 1979, and provides water for of farmland.
In 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military blew up the main pumping station used for the canal. As a result, much of the units responsible for running the canal were flooded.