North Crimean Canal

Also known as Pivichnokryms’kyy Kanal

canal in Crimea

Key facts

Length: 402.6 km (250.2 miles)
Former names: North Crimean Canal of the Komsomol of Ukraine
Current owner: Autonomous Republic of Crimea ( de jure ) Republic of Crimea ( de facto ) (see Political status of Crimea )
Original owner: Soviet government
Principal engineer: Ukrvodbud
Other engineer: Ukrdiprovodbud
Date of act: September 21, 1950 ( 1950-09-21 )
Start point: Tavriisk , Ukraine
End point: Kerch city water treatment facilities
Beginning coordinates: 46°45′55″N 33°23′40″E / 46.76528°N 33.39444°E / 46.76528; 33.39444
Ending coordinates: 45°20′38″N 36°00′36″E / 45.34389°N 36.01000°E / 45.34389; 36.01000

Article

The North Crimean Canal, formerly known as the North Crimean Canal of the Lenin's Komsomol of Ukraine in Soviet times, is a land improvement canal for irrigation and watering of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula. The canal has multiple branches throughout Kherson Oblast and Crimea, and is normally active from March until December.

Preparation for construction began in 1957, soon after the transfer of Crimea to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1954. The main project works took place in three stages between 1961 and 1971. The construction was conducted by the Komsomol members sent by the Komsomol travel ticket (Komsomolskaya putyovka) as part of shock construction projects and accounted for some 10,000 volunteer workers.