Veselovsky Reservoir

Veselovsky Reservoir
Весёловское водохранилище (Russian)
Veselovsky Reservoir
Veselovsky Reservoir
LocationRostov Oblast Russia
Coordinates47°03′N 41°05′E / 47.05°N 41.09°E / 47.05; 41.09
Built1932 (1932) to 1936 (1936)
Official nameVeselovskoye Reservoir
Designated13 August 1994
Reference no.672

Veselovsky Reservoir (aka Veselovskoye Reservoir) is a reservoir on the western Manych River in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. Combined with the Proletarsky Reservoir directly upstream, the pair is also referred to as the Manychysky Reservoirs, built between 1932 and 1936 to provide longstanding river flow. The Veselovsky Reservoir is currently used for irrigation, fisheries, water traffic and power generation.