Velykyi Kuialnyk

Velykyi Kuialnyk River
The lower course
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Location
CountryUkraine
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Kuialnyk Estuary
Length150 km (93 mi)[1]
Basin size1,860 km2 (720 sq mi)[1]
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The Velykyi Kuialnyk (Ukrainian: Великий Куяльник) or Bolshoy Kuyalnik (Russian: Большой Куяльник) is a river in Podilsk and Berezivka Raions of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It flows into the Kuialnyk Estuary of the Black Sea. The river spans 150 kilometres (93 mi), with a drainage basin covering 1,860 square kilometres (720 sq mi).[1] The urban-type settlements of Shyriaieve and Ivanivka are located along its banks.

Upper course

Historically, the Velykyi Kuialnyk was navigable and, along with the Dniester, served as a route for transporting goods to the Black Sea, bypassing the cascades of the Dnieper River. However, in 2007–2008, illegal sand diggers constructed a dam at the river’s mouth, which prevented it from emptying into the sea. The dam has not been removed, resulting in the gradual drying of the estuary.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Большой Куяльник" (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Куяльник: туманное будущее национального парка" (in Russian). Таймер. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ^ Симоненко, Ольга. "Куяльник погибает: одесское "Мертвое море" обмелело" (in Russian). Odesa-life. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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