Ghidighici Reservoir
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The Ghidighici Reservoir (also known as the Chişinău Sea ) is a reservoir
by the Bîc River
in Moldova
, 12 km from the capital, Chişinău
and is part of Chişinău Municipality. It is named after the Ghidighici
village situated by the reservoir.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
by the Bîc River
Bîc River
Bîc is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of Dniester.The upper flow of Bîc cuts a deep canyon in Codri Hills. The capital of Moldova, Chişinău, is situated by Bîc. A dam at Bîc by Chişinău holds the Chişinău Sea reservoir of area about 10 km². In summer Bîc often dries out and turns into...
in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, 12 km from the capital, Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
and is part of Chişinău Municipality. It is named after the Ghidighici
Ghidighici
Ghidighici is a commune in Chişinău municipality, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Ghidighici.It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir....
village situated by the reservoir.