Khadzhibey Estuary
| Khadzhibey Estuary | |
|---|---|
The coast of the Khadzhibey Estuary | |
Khadzhibey Estuary | |
| Location | Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 46°37′N 30°36′E / 46.617°N 30.600°E |
| Type | estuary |
| Primary inflows | Malyi Kuialnyk |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Water volume | 560×106 m3 (20×109 cu ft) |
| Salinity | 3-6 percent |
| Settlements | Odesa |
The Khadzhibey Estuary, or Khadzhybeiskyi Lyman (Ukrainian: Хаджибейський лиман; Turkish: Hacıbey limanı), is an estuary of the north-western part of the Black Sea, located on the north-west from the City of Odesa. It is named after the former Khadzhibey fortress.
The estuary is separated from the sea by the Kuyalnytsky-Khadzhibey peresyp – sandbar, which is about 5 km in length. The length of the estuary is 31 km, width 0.5–2.5 km, square 70 km2, depth up to 2.5 m. The bottom of the estuary is covered with black mud, which are reputed to have therapeutic properties.[1]
The river Malyi Kuialnyk flows to the estuary. The fauna of the estuary consists of crabs Rhithropanopeus harrisii, shrimps Palaemon elegans, round goby Neogobius melanostomus and monkey goby Neogobius fluviatilis, etc.
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, Kyiv, 2006, 701 pp.
See also
References
- ^ Babov, Konstantin. "Comparative assessment of biological activity of peloids of Ukraine of different genesi" (PDF). Asociația Română de Balneologie. Asociația Română de Balneologie. Retrieved 25 February 2026.