Cahul ( Ukrainian: Cahul ; rum. Lacul Cahul ) is a flood lake in the lower Danube , located in the Reni district of Odessa region east of the city of Reni . The area of the lake is seasonal and ranges from 82 to 93.5 km². The maximum depth is 7 m, an average of 1.5 - 2 m. The southern part of the lake is wide (width - up to 11 km, length - 18 km), the northern part is narrow, elongated (width - up to 2 km, length - 15 km). The temperature in summer is up to +30 ° C, in winter the lake freezes. Mineralization of water - from 0.8 to 1.5 g / l. From the north, the Cahul River flows into the lake.
| Lake | |
| Cahul | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Cahul , room. Lacul cahul | |
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| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 3m |
| Dimensions | 33 × 11 km |
| Square | 93.5 km² |
| Deepest | 7 m |
| Average depth | 2 m |
| Pool | |
| Flowing river | Cahul |
| Flowing river | Vekita |
| Location | |
| Country |
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| Regions | Odessa region , Gagauzia |
A small (about 1 km) stretch of the northern coast of the lake is located on the territory of Moldova . On this site there is a water station, which serves to irrigate the fields near the cities of Cahul and Giurgiulesti .
Content
Geography
The northern shores are high, dissected by beams , the southern shores are lowland, swampy and overgrown with reeds . The bottom is covered with a layer of gray loessic silt ; in shallow water, the bottom is sandy.
The Cahul communicates with the Danube and Lake Kartal via a duct (in the south - the Vekita duct). Separated from the Danube by a dam , in the past the lake had a reservoir regime. The water exchange in Cahul is regulated by a lock -in fish channel and channel.
Flora and Fauna
Aquatic vegetation is common. The shores of Cahul are a breeding ground for birds.
From fish bream , catfish , pike and other commercial species of fish are found. They breed silver carp , grass carp, carp . Fishing is industrial in nature and is carried out by fishing enterprises in the surrounding villages.
Measures are being taken to protect the natural resources of the lake, in particular, the fishing period is limited.
Gallery
Farm over the cliff
Cliffs of the lake
Canal connecting the lake to the Danube
Panorama of the northern part of the lake
See also
- Danube Lakes of Ukraine
Literature
- Surface water resources of the USSR. Description of rivers and lakes and calculations of the main characteristics of their regime. - T. 6. Ukraine and Moldova. Vol. 1. Western Ukraine and Moldova (without the basin of the Dniester River). - L., Gidrometeoizdat, 1978.- 485-486 p.