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Key facts

Length

63 miles (101 km)

Maximum boat length

141 m (463 ft)

Maximum boat beam

16.8 m (55 ft)

Maximum boat draft

3.6 m (12 ft)

Maximum height above sea level

144 ft (44 m)

Status

Open

Date of first use

1 June 1952

Start point

Volgograd , Russia

End point

Tsimlyansk Reservoir , near Volgodonsk , Russia

Beginning coordinates

48°37′21″N 43°32′06″E / 48.62250°N 43.53500°E / 48.62250; 43.53500

Ending coordinates

48°31′21″N 44°33′09″E / 48.52250°N 44.55250°E / 48.52250; 44.55250

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