Small Adzhalyk Estuary
Hryhorivsky Estuary, or Small Adzhalyk Estuary (Ukrainian: Григорівський лиман, Малий Аджалицький лиман, Russian: Григорьевский лиман, Малый Аджалыцкий лиман, Turkish: Küçük Adcalik liman), is a brackish water area in South Ukraine, in 30 km to north-east from Odessa. In the lower part of the estuary (left bank) the Port Yuzhny is located. The estuary connected with the sea by the navigation canal 3 km length and 14 m depth. The length of the estuary is about 12 km, width from 300 m in upper part to 1.3 km in lower part.
| Small Adzhalyk Estuary | |
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 View to marine part of the estuary | |
| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 46°37′25″N 31°01′09″E |
| River sources | Malyi Adzhalyk |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 7.7 m (25 ft) |
| Max. depth | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Water volume | 44×106 m3 (1.6×109 cu ft) |
| Salinity | 10-18 ‰ |
| Settlements | Yuzhne |
References
- Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
- North-western Black Sea: biology and ecology, Eds.: Y.P. Zaitsev, B.G. Aleksandrov, G.G. Minicheva, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 2006, 701 pp.
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