Berezan Estuary

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Berezan Estuary
Berezan Estuary.jpg
Berezan Estuary is located in Ukraine
Berezan Estuary
Berezan Estuary
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates46°42′N 31°30′E / 46.700°N 31.500°E / 46.700; 31.500Coordinates: 46°42′N 31°30′E / 46.700°N 31.500°E / 46.700; 31.500
River sourcesBerezan River,
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length26 km (16 mi)
Max. width0.6–4 km (0.37–2.49 mi)
Surface area60 km2 (23 sq mi)
Average depth3.3 m (11 ft)
Max. depth15 m (49 ft)
Water volume0.2 km3 (0.048 cu mi)
SettlementsOchakiv

Berezan Estuary, or Berezanskyi Liman (Ukrainian: Березанський лиман, Turkish: Büzülu liman), is open estuary on the northern coast of the Black Sea, western from the town Ochakiv. Length 26 km, width 4 km in south. Separated from the sea by sandbar, which has 640 m canal. Coasts are high. Two rivers, Berezan and , inflow to the estuary.

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