Dnipro – Donbas Canal
| Dnipro – Donbas Canal | |
|---|---|
Scenery near the canal | |
| Location | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Kharkiv Oblast |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 263 km (163 miles) |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1981 |
| Geography | |
| Direction | East |
| Start point | Dnipro |
| End point | Siverskyi Donets |
| Beginning coordinates | 48°44′10″N 34°18′38″E / 48.73611°N 34.31056°E |
| Ending coordinates | 49°10′21″N 36°59′09″E / 49.17250°N 36.98583°E |
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.