Sasyk Lagoon

Sasyk Lagoon
Location Ukraine
Lake type brackishwater lagoon
Primary inflows Cogalnic River, Sarata River
Basin countries Ukraine
Surface area 210 km2
Max. depth 3.9 m
Surface elevation −0.3 m
Settlements Tatarbunary

Sasyk, or Kunduk (Romanian: Limanul Sasic, Conduc, Turkish: Sasık Gölü, Kunduk Gölü), is a lagoon (liman) in the southern Ukraine, near the Danube delta. The area of the lagoon is 210 km2, depth up to 3.9 m.

Until 1978 the lagoon was separated to two parts: northern brackishwater area, the rivers Cogalnic and Sarata inflow and a southern marine area. The lagoon was separated from the sea by a 0.5 km wide sandbar.

In 1978 the concrete dam was built on the sandbar and the lagoon was connected to the Danube River by the canal. Now the lagoon is transformed to the oligohaline reservoir.