Lake Manych-Gudilo

Lake Manych-Gudilo (Russian: Ма́ныч-Гуди́ло) is a large saltwater reservoir lake in Kalmykia, Russia. Part of the lake lies also in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai. It has an area of about 344 km² and average depth of only about 0.6 m.[3]

Lake Manych-Gudilo
Lake Manych Gudilo coastline
Lake Manych-Gudilo
LocationKalmykia
Coordinates46°20′09″N 42°47′58″E
Lake typesaline
Primary outflowsSea of Azov (via the West Manych River)
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area344 km2 (133 sq mi)
Average depth0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
Surface elevation8 m (26 ft)[1]
Official nameLake Manych-Gudilo
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.673[2]

Lake Manych-Gudilo is the source of the West Manych River, which flows north-west, through a number of reservoirs, falling into the lower Don a short distance upstream from Rostov-on-Don and the Don's fall into the Sea of Azov.

Temperatures in the region through the year can range from −30 °C (−22 °F) in winter to 40 °C (104 °F) in summer. The area is also home to many species of birds and is the site of the Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve.[4][5][6]

Manych-Gudilo as seen from space

A global sea level rise of roughly 25 metres (80 ft) would cause the ocean surface to be higher than the highest point of an area between the ocean and the Caspian, forming a narrow channel straddling the lake in the area between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea, potentially placing the Caspian Depression area under water.[7][8]

See also
  • Aral Sea – A lake lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
  • Black Sea undersea river – A current of particularly saline water flowing through the Bosphorus Strait and along the seabed of the Black Sea
  • Paratethys – A large shallow sea that stretched from the region north of the Alps over Central Europe to the Aral Sea in Central Asia

Further reading
  • Yanko-Hombach, Valentina (December 8, 2006). Allan S. Gilbert, Nicolae Panin and Pavel M. Dolukhanov (ed.). The Black Sea Flood Question. Springer. p. 999. ISBN 978-1-4020-4774-9.

References
  1. Ramsar Sites Database - Lake Manych-Gudilo Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Lake Manych-Gudilo". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. Lake Manych-Gudilo (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science) (in Russian)
  4. Lake Manych Gudilo (Important Birds Areas of Russia (European))
  5. BBC - Saiga - Publications
  6. Rostovsky Zapovednik - Russian Nature Reserve
  7. Sea Level Rise Explorer Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Flood Maps


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