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The Moscow Canal (Russian: Кана́л и́мени Москвы́), named the Moskva–Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal in Russia that connects the Moskva (river) with the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast. The canal connects to the Moskva River in Tushino (an area in the north-west of Moscow), from which ...
The Volga–Baltic Waterway (boxed area) and the entire Volga River in relation to the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. In Soviet times, the Mariinsk canal system was constantly improved. Two locks were built on the Svir River (in 1936 and 1952); 3 locks were built on the Sheksna River. Major improvement of the Volga–Baltic Waterway took place in ...
The Moscow Canal, the Volga–Don Canal, and the Volga–Baltic Waterway form navigable waterways connecting Moscow to the White Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. High levels of chemical pollution have adversely affected the river and its habitats.
The construction of today's Volga–Don Canal, designed by Sergey Zhuk's Hydroproject Institute, began prior to the Second World War, which interrupted the process. In late 1948, the Volga–Don Canal was among the first projects to partake in the reform of the Soviet forced labour system, notably alongside Dalstroy.
White Sea–Baltic Canal — connects Lake Onega to the White Sea; constructed in 1931–1933 (ships 135x14.3x3.5 m) Moscow Canal — connects Moscow to the Volga River; constructed in 1932–1937 (ships 290x30x5.5m) Volga River; Kama River; Belaya River
In the fall of 1932, construction of the Moscow-Volga Canal (the current Moscow Canal) began at a rapid pace; it took four years and eight months to dig an artificial river from the Bolshaya Volga station on the outskirts of Dubna to Moscow. The construction was supervised by the NKVD.
The Moscow Canal (then known as the Moscow-Volga Canal) was opened a few years before the war. It was a vital water, energy and transportation artery for Moscow. Along its banks ran highways and railroads. The canal itself and even the barges sailing along it were not bombed.
Sources of water are estimated as 61% thaw, 12% rain and 27% subterranean. Since completion of the Moscow Canal (1932–1937), the Moskva River has also collected a share of Upper Volga water. This has enabled reliable commercial shipping, which was previously interrupted by summer droughts (older dams built in 1785, 1836 and 1878 were not ...