The Yashkul canal (also the Yashkul distributor ) is one of the distribution channels of the Chernozemly irrigating-watering system that flows through the territory of the Yashkul region of Kalmykia. The canal originates at 140 km of the Chernozemsky main canal , the design throughput is up to 15 m³ / s [1] . The spillway from the Yashkul canal is carried out in Lake Buzga [2] . The width of the canal (in the vicinity of the village of Gashun - 10 meters, depth - 2 meters [3] Length - 56.9 [1] km.
| Yashkul Canal | |
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| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Kalmykia |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 56.9 km |
| Water consumption | up to 15 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Head | Chernozemsky main canal |
| · Head location | southeast of the village of Gashun |
| Head height | 9 m |
| Mouth | Buzga |
| · The height of the mouth | ≈ - 15 m |
 - head  - mouth | |
The channel is laid in the earthen channel without anti-filtering protective measures, which leads to large losses of water, especially on light soils. Errors in design, the lack of anti-filtration measures and violations of irrigation norms led to the rise of groundwater and waterlogging of the soil, and the active evaporation of soil moisture caused secondary salinization — the formation of salt marshes [1] . The channel contributes to the flooding of the village of Yashkul [4] .