Male Pishchanske

Мале Піщанське

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

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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.

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

Ichthyofauna

Fish of the lake

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Freshwater bream European perch Northern pike

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.

Hydrology

Documented connections

channel

Velyke Pishchanske

Geography and access

Places nearby

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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

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