Lake Manych-Gudilo

{{Short description|Saltwater lake in Kalmykia, Russia}}

{{Infobox lake

| name = Lake Manych-Gudilo

| image = File:Manych-Gudilo coastline (normal colours).jpg

| caption = Lake Manych Gudilo coastline

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| location = Kalmykia

| coords = {{coord|46|20|09|N|42|47|58|E|type:waterbody_region:RU_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Russia Kalmykia#Russia Rostov Oblast#Russia Stavropol Krai#European Russia

| lake_type = Saline

| inflow =

| outflow = Sea of Azov (via the West Manych River)

| catchment =

| basin_countries = Russia

| length =

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| area = {{convert|344|km2|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|0.6|m|abbr=on}}

| max-depth = {{convert|2.2|m|abbr=on}}

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| shore =

| elevation = {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}}[http://www.wetlands.org/reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=402 Ramsar Sites Database – Lake Manych-Gudilo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527192328/http://www.wetlands.org/reports/dbdirectory.cfm?site_id=402 |date=2011-05-27 }}

| islands =

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| extra = {{Designation list

| embed = yes

| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Lake Manych-Gudilo

| designation1_date = 13 September 1994

| designation1_number = 673{{Cite web|title=Lake Manych-Gudilo|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/673|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}

}}

Lake Manych-Gudilo ({{langx|ru|Ма́ныч-Гуди́ло}}) is a large saltwater reservoir lake in Kalmykia, Russia. Part of the lake lies also in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai. It has an area of about 344 km² and average depth of only about 0.6 m.[http://igras.ru/index.php?r=152&id=8358 Lake Manych-Gudilo] (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science) {{in lang|ru}}

Lake Manych-Gudilo is the source of the West Manych River, which flows north-west, through a number of reservoirs, falling into the lower Don a short distance upstream from Rostov-on-Don and the Don's fall into the Sea of Azov.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-23 |title=Institute of Limnology: DB page |url=http://www.limno.org.ru/win/lakerus/l891.php |access-date=2024-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023004939/http://www.limno.org.ru/win/lakerus/l891.php |archive-date=2015-10-23 }}

Temperatures in the region through the year can range from {{convert|-30|C}} in winter to {{convert|40|C}} in summer. The area is also home to many species of birds and is the site of the Chernye Zemli Biosphere Reserve.[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=1487&m=0 Lake Manych Gudilo (Important Birds Areas of Russia (European))][http://saigak.biodiversity.ru/eng/publications/elista-23-06-2005-27.html BBC – Saiga – Publications][http://www.wild-russia.org/bioregion3/Rostovsky/3_rostov.htm Rostovsky Zapovednik – Russian Nature Reserve]

File:Lake Manych-Gudilo satellite-photo.png

A global sea level rise of roughly {{convert|25|metres|feet|sigfig=1}} would cause the ocean surface to be higher than the highest point of an area between the ocean and the Caspian, forming a narrow channel straddling the lake in the area between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea, potentially placing the Caspian Depression area underwater.[http://www.globalwarmingart.com/sealevel?lat=46.295&lng=42.783&zoom=5 Sea Level Rise Explorer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718073222/http://www.globalwarmingart.com/sealevel?lat=46.295&lng=42.783&zoom=5 |date=2011-07-18 }}[http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=45.6448,49.5703&z=13&m=14 Flood Maps]