Dnipro – Donbas Canal

Dnipro – Donbas Canal
Scenery near the canal
Location Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
 Kharkiv Oblast
Country Ukraine
Specifications
Length263 km (163 miles)
History
Date completed1981
Geography
DirectionEast
Start pointDnipro
End pointSiverskyi Donets
Beginning coordinates48°44′10″N 34°18′38″E / 48.73611°N 34.31056°E / 48.73611; 34.31056
Ending coordinates49°10′21″N 36°59′09″E / 49.17250°N 36.98583°E / 49.17250; 36.98583

The Dnipro – Donbas Canal (Ukrainian: Канал Дніпро — Донбас, romanized: Kanal Dnipro — Donbas), also known as Dnieper – Donbass Canal (Russian: Канал Днепр — Донбасс, romanized: Kanal Dnepr — Donbass) is a canal in Eastern Ukraine, connecting the Siverskyi Donets with the Dnipro River. The canal is mainly to improve the area's depleted water supplies, and is one of the largest canals in the Dnipro basin.