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The open water of the silted Lake Zvedynka during an autumn survey
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Shatsk lake district

Lake Zvedynka

Звединка

3 m
Maximum depth
0.5 m
Average depth
≈0.04 km²
Surface area
0.0189 million m³
Water volume

Verified dataset

Key facts

Zvedynka is a very small wetland lake of Shatsk National Nature Park, joined by channels to Pulemetske. A field survey on 7 November 2023 recorded heavy siltation, marsh vegetation, numerous beaver traces and an important habitat for waterfowl; a separate lake guide also names crucian carp, pike and perch, but without any quantitative survey.

Status: Shatsk National Nature Park

Area
≈0.04 km²
Maximum depth
3 m
Average depth
0.5 m
Shoreline
0.71 km

Ichthyofauna

Fish of the lake

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Ecosystem

Flora and birds

Birds

waterfowl

What to know

Lake in detail

  • The park's field survey of 7 November 2023 confirmed an area of about 4 ha, a maximum depth of 3 m and channel connections to Pulemetske.
  • Mosses dominate the shores and shallows, alongside marsh Labrador tea and cranberry.
  • Numerous beaver traces show the animals are actively reshaping the local water regime and the structure of the banks.
  • Between 2004 and 2006, plankton and periphyton samples were taken in Zvedynka as part of an inventory of diatom algae across 21 lakes of the park.
  • The lake-specific guide names crucian carp, pike and perch. The general name “crucian carp” is linked to the native crucian carp with moderate confidence; the source gives neither a control catch nor a species name.
  • The origin of the basin is described inconsistently: a geomorphological study groups Zvedynka with Rytets as alluvial, while the park's 2023 report calls it karst.

History

Chronology

  1. 2004–2006

    Plankton and periphyton samples were taken in Zvedynka for the inventory of diatom flora of Shatsk National Nature Park.

  2. 7 листопада 2023

    Park staff surveyed the lake and recorded heavy siltation, wetland vegetation, waterfowl and numerous traces of beaver activity.

State and recreation

The lake today

Ecological pressures

Heavy siltation and shrinking open water

Accumulating organic sediment and overgrowth reduce the open water, while at the same time forming a valuable marsh habitat for birds and other animals.

mean depth about 0.5 m in the current description; in November 2023 the water body was characterised as heavily silted

Rank in the group

#26by area · of 30
#12by depth · of 27
Area against Svitiaz, the largest lake≈0.04 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 Pulemetske

The channel connection was confirmed by the park's field survey in November 2023.

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