Border zone. Since 2023, access to the northern part of the lake district requires a permit from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
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An aerial view of Lake Male Pishchanske amid boggy forest
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Shatsk lake district

Lake Male Pishchanske

Мале Піщанське

4 m
Maximum depth
0.17 km²
Surface area

Verified dataset

Key facts

Male Pishchanske is a rounded lake with sandy shores and a bed silted in its central part. A channel joins it to Velyke Pishchanske within the “Pishchanskyi” hydrological reserve.

Status: “Pishchanskyi” hydrological reserve of local significance; Shatsk National Nature Park

Area
0.17 km²
Maximum depth
4 m
Average depth
— m
Shoreline
— km

Ichthyofauna

Fish of the lake

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Ecosystem

Flora and birds

Birds

swan

What to know

Lake in detail

  • A rounded basin with sandy shores; the bed is sandy and silted in the centre.
  • Joined by a channel to Lake Velyke Pishchanske; together they form the “Pishchanskyi” reserve.
  • Fed mainly by snowmelt and rain, and also by springs; waterfowl, swans among them, nest on the shores.
  • The updated Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine article attests three fish species directly — bream, perch and pike — without quantitative stock estimates.
  • The lake is used for recreation and angling, though the current rules set the zoning and regime of Shatsk National Nature Park.

Rank in the group

#17by area · of 30
#9by depth · of 27
Area against Svitiaz, the largest lake0.17 of 26.2 km²

Each measure counts only the lakes that report it.

Hydrology

Hydrological connections

The Shatsk lakes are not isolated bodies of water but a connected network. Canals cut between the late nineteenth and the mid twentieth century, along with natural channels, redistribute water between the lakes and the rivers.

Channel
Lake Velyke Pishchanske

The two water bodies form the shared wetland complex of the “Pishchanskyi” reserve.

Geography and access

Places nearby

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village

Pishcha

Pishcha is a border village in the north of the Shatsk community, linked to the Velyke and Male Pishchanske lakes and the Luky–Peremut system. Border-zone rules are particularly relevant here.

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Language note

Editorial scope

This English profile carries the full narrative, chronology and local traditions. Source titles stay in their original language, and the Ukrainian page remains the reference version.

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Sources

Source titles are retained in their original language.

Photo: Шацький національний природний паркUsed with permissioncropped