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The Volga basin, with a catchment area of more than 1.35 million km2, is the largest river basin in Europe and among the biggest basins in the world. The mean annual flow of the Volga River is about 260 km3. More than 60 million people live in the basin area. As a result of the construction of 11 hydro schemes with reservoirs on the Volga River and its main tributary Kama, between 1930 and 1970, one of the world’s largest water-management systems was formed, with a total reservoir volume of about 190 km3 and a net storage capacity of 80 km3. The established system has a number of functions, including electricity generation, large-capacity navigation, water supply to the population, and irrigation.
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Bednaruk, S.Y. (2011). Experience in Controlling Structures of Volzhski-Kamsk Cascade of Reservoirs and Issues of Socio-Economic and Environmental Stability in the Volga Region. In: Madramootoo, C., Dukhovny, V. (eds) Water and Food Security in Central Asia. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9974-7_15
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