Small Adzhalyk Estuary

The Small Adzhalyk Estuary or Hryhorivsky Estuary (Ukrainian: Малий Аджалицький лиман, Григорівський лиман, romanized: Malyi 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
Small Adzhalyk Estuary
Location	Black Sea
Coordinates	46°37′25″N 31°01′09″E
River sources	Malyi Adzhalyk
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

References

• 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.

See also

• Berezan Estuary
• Tylihul Estuary
• Khadzhibey Estuary
• Dniester Estuary
• Sukhyi Estuary