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Okhtinsky Razliv

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OKHTINSKY RAZLIV is an artificial reservoir constructed after the building of the dike at the Okhta River in the area of the Powder Factory in the 19th century. Its lake-shaped bed width is about 5 km long, 250 meters wide and up to 4 meters deep. The banks are earthy and steep. Okhtinsky Razliv is navigable and was constructed for industrial water supply and technical purposes. Now it is under new housing and gardening construction.

Y. P. Seliverstov.

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St. Petersburg Powder Mill