Sukhyi Estuary
The Sukhyi Estuary, or Sukhyi Lyman, is on open estuary in the north-western Black Sea, near the cities of Odesa and Chornomorsk, Ukraine.
In 1957 the estuary was connected to the sea via 14-m depth navigation canal, therefore the water body de facto transformed to the marine bay. Upper site of the estuary is more shallow, up to 1.5 m depth. Northern and western parts are separated by artificial dam and transformed to fresh water ponds. The Dalnyk River inflows to the estuary.
History and characteristics
Its modern name, "Dry Estuary", the water body have got in the time when it was isolated from the Black Sea. That time the estuary dried regularly, sometime up to 1 km² area. The earlier name is Kleinliebenthal Estuary, originates from the, "Small valley of love". The name of the water body was given by German colonists. The upper part of the estuary is located in two valleys:Kleinliebenthal, "Small valley of love". The main part of the estuary is located in this valley. The Dalnyk River inflows in this part. On the coast is a village Malodolynske.Großliebenthal, "Grand valley of love". In this valley is a bay, into which the Akkarzhanka River inflows. On the coast is a village Velykodolynske.The estuary is a place of spawning and feeding of fish, such as flounder, gobies, sand-smelts, mullets.