Small Adzhalyk Estuary Explained

Small Adzhalyk Estuary
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Odesa Oblast
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Location:Black Sea
Rivers:Malyi Adzhalyk
Oceans:Atlantic Ocean
Countries:Ukraine
Length:7.3km (04.5miles)
Width:1.2km (00.7miles)
Area:5.8km2
Depth:7.7m (25.3feet)
Max-Depth:14.5m (47.6feet)
Volume:44e6m3
Salinity:10-18 ‰
Cities:Yuzhne

The Small Adzhalyk Estuary or Hryhorivsky Estuary (Ukrainian: Малий Аджалицький лиман, Григорівський лиман|Malyi Adzhalytskyi lyman, Hryhorivskyi lyman; Russian: Малый Аджалыцкий лиман, Григорьевский лиман; Turkish: Küçük Adcalik liman) is a brackish water area in southern Ukraine, located 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.

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