Small Adzhalyk Estuary

The Small Adzhalyk Estuary or Hryhorivsky Estuary (Ukrainian: Малий Аджалицький лиман, Григорівський лиман, romanizedMalyi Adzhalytskyi lyman, Hryhorivskyi lyman; Russian: Малый Аджалыцкий лиман, Григорьевский лиман; Turkish: Küçük Adcalik liman) is a brackish water area in southern Ukraine, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Odesa. In the lower part (left bank) of the estuary, the Pivdennyi Port is located there. The estuary is 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
View to marine part of the estuary
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Small Adzhalyk Estuary
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates46°37′25″N 31°01′09″E / 46.62361°N 31.01917°E / 46.62361; 31.01917
River sourcesMalyi Adzhalyk
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length7.3 km (4.5 mi)
Max. width1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Surface area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Average depth7.7 m (25 ft)
Max. depth14.5 m (48 ft)
Water volume44×10^6 m3 (1.6×10^9 cu ft)
Salinity10-18 ‰
SettlementsPivdenne

References

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  • Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odesa, 151 pp. (in Russian)
  • North-western Black Sea: biology and ecology, Eds.: Y.P. Zaitsev, B.G. Aleksandrov, G.G. Minicheva, Naukova Dumka, Kyiv, 2006, 701 pp.

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