Grand Meadow National Nature Park

Grand Meadow National Nature Park
Ukrainian: Великий Луг
(Velykyi Luh)
Great Meadow National Nature Park, on the Dnieper River
Location within Ukraine
LocationZaporizhzhia Oblast, Vasylivka Raion
Nearest cityVasylivka
Coordinates47°22′56″N 34°59′13″E / 47.3822°N 34.9869°E / 47.3822; 34.9869
Area16,756 hectares (41,405 acres; 168 km2; 65 sq mi)
Established2006
Governing bodyMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Websitewww.grandmeadow.org.ua

The Grand Meadow National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Великий Луг», romanizedVelykyj Luh) covers historic steppe terrain in southeast Ukraine. It is on the south bank of the Dnieper River's Kakhovka Reservoir, which was created by the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station. The meadows and reed beds on the shore support one of the largest transmigration spots for birds in Eastern Europe. The park is in the administrative district of Vasylivka Raion in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.