Okanj
| Okanj Окањ | |
|---|---|
  Okanj | |
| Location | Vojvodina Province, Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°28′20″N 20°18′17″E / 45.472290°N 20.304794°ECoordinates: 45°28′20″N 20°18′17″E / 45.472290°N 20.304794°E[1] |
| Type | Oxbow lake |
| Part of | Tisa River |
| Max. length | 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Surface area | 200 hectares (490 acres) |
Okanj (Serbian Окањ) is a saline oxbow lake situated near the village of Elemir in the Zrenjanin commune, western Banat, Vojvodina Province, Serbia. It was formed from a meander of the Tisa River (UTM: DR43) and is now about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) from the river's left bank.[2]
The whole depression occupies 200 hectares and contains brackish water. In some parts the edges are surrounded by reeds, and there are also extreme saline edges, with short halophylous vegetation.[3]
Fauna
Herons traditionally breed here and a mixed colony with spoonbills was formed in 1998. In that year there were 47 pairs of great egret {Egretta alba), 33 pairs of grey heron (Ardea cinerea), 27 pairs of purple heron (Ardea purpurea) and 60 pairs of Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). [3]
External links
References
- ↑ "Wikimapia - Coordinates". wikimapia.org.
- ↑ "Wikimapia - Distance". wikimapia.org.
- 1 2 Цицониа бр. 8: Колоније чапљи и корморана у Србији 1998 - К90СВ Окањ , Шандор Лукач, Тибор Терновац, Приступљено 15. 1. 2013.