Okanj

Okanj
Окањ
Okanj
Location Vojvodina Province, Serbia
Coordinates 45°28′20″N 20°18′17″E / 45.472290°N 20.304794°E / 45.472290; 20.304794Coordinates: 45°28′20″N 20°18′17″E / 45.472290°N 20.304794°E / 45.472290; 20.304794[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]

References

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