Khadzhibey Estuary

Khadzhibey Estuary, or Khadzhibeyskyi Liman (Ukrainian: Хаджибейський лиман, romanized: Khadzhybeiskyi Lyman, 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.

Khadzhibey Estuary
The coast of the Khadzhibey Estuary
Khadzhibey Estuary
Location	Ukraine
Coordinates	46°37′N 30°36′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	560×10^6 m3 (20×10^9 cu ft)
Salinity	3-6 percent
Settlements	Odesa

The estuary is separated from the sea by the Kuyalnytsky-Khadzhibey peresyp sandbar, which has about 5 km 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 by the flakes of black mud, which have healthy properties. 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

• Berezan Estuary
• Dniester Estuary
• Small Adzhalyk Estuary
• Tylihul Estuary
• Sukhyi Estuary