Tylihul Estuary
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Tylihul Estuary near Koshary, Odessa Oblast
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| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 46°46′0″N 31°10′0″E / 46.76667°N 31.16667°ECoordinates: 46°46′0″N 31°10′0″E / 46.76667°N 31.16667°E |
| River sources | Tylihul River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Max. width | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Surface area | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Salinity | 14-23 ‰ |
| Settlements | Kobleve |
Tylihul (or Tiligul) Estuary also called Tiligulskiy liman (or Tylihul'skyi liman as transliterated from Ukrainian: Тилігульський лиман, Russian: Тилигульский лиман) or simply Tiligul is a Ramsar listed government protected estuary or liman of the Tylihul River. Located in Odessa Oblast in the south of Ukraine, the estuary includes an ornithological Game Reserve and the Tylihulskyi Regional Landscape Park situated on the East coast.
The name of the water body originates from the Turkish: Deli Göl, meaning "mad, rabid lake".
Tylihul is one of the purest estuaries (brackish lagoons) on the northwest coast of the Black Sea, although there are some ecological concerns related to the existence of the bottom ammoniac tube and due to intensive fertilizing of the surrounding agricultural fields.
The estuary has a length 80 km, width 0.2—3.5 km, and a depth up to 19 m. The isolation of the estuary from the Black Sea occurred in the 18th to 19th centuries. Now it is isolated from the sea by a 7-km long and 4-km wide shoal. The shoal is covered by solonchaks and small lakes. The estuary has periodical connections with the sea via a narrow canal. Due to the canal the water level in the estuary is the same as in the Black Sea.
On the shoal of the estuary and on the nearby water area, the ornithological nature reserve Tylihulsky Peresyp is located.
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