Small Adzhalyk Estuary

Small Adzhalyk Estuary
View to marine part of the estuary
Small Adzhalyk Estuary
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	46°37′25″N 31°01′09″E / 46.62361°N 31.01917°E / 46.62361; 31.01917Coordinates: 46°37′25″N 31°01′09″E / 46.62361°N 31.01917°E / 46.62361; 31.01917
River sources
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	44×10^6 m3 (1.6×10^9 cu ft)
Salinity	10-18 ‰
Settlements	Yuzhne

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.

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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