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Арбузинський каньйон 18

Ukraine Ukraine Canyon

Arbuzynka Canyon

82 m from rim to floor.

See the cutWhen to go

Артем Комісаренко (Artem Komisarenko) , Даша Попович (Dasha Popovych) · CC BY-SA 4.0

The cut

82 metres, to scale.

A slice through Arbuzynka Canyon where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.

104 m101 m82 m4.4 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0104 m101 m82 m4.4 km rim to rim1.0 kmvertical scale × 3.0

Standing on the floor, to scale: Tower of Pisa · 56 m

Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.

82m

Depth

measured on the 30 m relief model

4.4km

Rim to rim

measured on the 30 m relief model

7°

Steepest wall

average over 300 m, from the relief

18m

Floor altitude

Rim to floor

Afternoons, up top and down below.

In July the afternoon reaches 32 °C. The best months to hike are from April to May and from September to October. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are in June.

rim · 104 mfloor · 18 m
  1. 0°0°Jan
  2. 3°2°Feb
  3. 9°8°Mar
  4. 17°16°Apr
  5. 24°23°May
  6. 28°28°Jun
  7. 32°31°Jul
  8. 31°31°Aug
  9. 25°24°Sep
  10. 16°16°Oct
  11. 8°8°Nov
  12. 2°2°Dec
Hike: Apr–May, Sep–OctFrost on the rim: Dec–MarWettest: Jun

Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.

Arbuzynka Canyon is a canyon in Ukraine. The relief model measures 82 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 4.4 km wide where the cut was taken.

Getting there.

  • Trykratynearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
  • Панорама на кар'єрnearest viewpoint · 2.6 km from the floor
  • Chişinău International Airport (RMO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 206 km in a straight lineCar hire at ODS airport (Odesa)Discover Cars · sponsored link
  • From April to May and from September to Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)

Plan the visit

Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.

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The river

The the river runs highest from February to April.

The the river carries about 0.73 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from February to April. It is lowest in August.

  1. 1.5 m³/sJan
  2. 1.9 m³/sFeb
  3. 2.7 m³/sMar
  4. 2.2 m³/sApr
  5. 1.6 m³/sMay
  6. 1.3 m³/sJun
  7. 0.8 m³/sJul
  8. 0.2 m³/sAug
  9. 0.4 m³/sSep
  10. 0.9 m³/sOct
  11. 1.0 m³/sNov
  12. 0.7 m³/sDec

From about 0.25 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.7 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 384 km².

The Mertvovod from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon

Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.

From the sky.

The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.

Arbuzynka Canyon seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 10 × 10 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around the canyon.

  • 6viewpoints within 5 kmАктовський каньйон, Арбузинський каньйон, Скеля Пуп землі and 3 more
  • 5footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
  • 2information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
  • 2campsites within 8 kmСадиба під лелекою
  • 1hotels and guesthouses within 8 km
  • 1restaurants and cafés within 4 km
  • marked hiking routes within 4 km
  • via ferrata routes within 4 km
  • climbing crags within 3 km
  • rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
  • swimming spots within 3 km
  • named waterfalls within 4 km
  • caves within 3 km
  • car parks within 3 km
  • bus stops within 2 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Towns nearby

  • Trykraty1.1 km in a straight line
  • Voronivka5.7 km in a straight line
  • Oleksandrivka10 km in a straight line
  • Ahronomiya10 km in a straight line
  • Taborivka11 km in a straight line
  • Voznesenske13 km in a straight line
  • Prybuzhzhya14 km in a straight line
  • Voznesensk17 km in a straight line

In our other atlases

What else is around Arbuzynka Canyon.

The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.

Riveryas3 rivers in the canyon
Mertvovod114 kmArbuzinkaHnylyi Yelanets103 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Month by month

The weather, at the floor and at the rim.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon · floor0391724283231251682
Afternoon · rim0281623283131241682
Night · rim-8-6-24111518171150-5
Rain (mm)443435294960472937413736
Rainy days87881111966677
Sun hours/day1.73.34.97.28.89.59.89.36.84.41.71.2
Snow on the ground (cm)171581000000715
Afternoon · floorAfternoon · rimNight · rimRain (mm)Sun hours/day
Jan00-8441.7
Feb32-6343.3
Mar98-2354.9
Apr17164297.2
May242311498.8
Jun282815609.5
Jul323118479.8
Aug313117299.3
Sep252411376.8
Oct16165414.4
Nov880371.7
Dec22-5361.2

Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (18 m) and the rim (104 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.

Recent years

Wet years, dry years.

Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202031%154%67%21%151%76%97%22%74%76%57%96%
2021177%129%119%141%140%165%127%164%81%54%106%194%
202238%26%33%132%72%59%39%285%196%63%197%105%
202329%70%116%336%55%50%154%88%20%79%259%98%
202497%47%232%169%146%74%32%84%98%156%81%123%
202530%62%55%74%146%24%45%65%132%195%126%72%

130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month

Compare with the neighbours.

Arbuzynka Canyon

Ukraine

  • 82 mDepth
  • 4.4 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 7°Steepest wall

Aktove canyon

Ukraine · 2 km

  • 93 mDepth
  • 7.3 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 4°Steepest wall

See the guide

Rîpa Adîncă

Moldova · 294 km

  • 164 mDepth
  • 5.3 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 18°Steepest wall

See the guide

Butești Gorge

Moldova · 307 km

  • 105 mDepth
  • 5.8 kmRim to rim
  • —Length
  • 10°Steepest wall

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name, type, published depth and lengthWikidata (Q28466029) · CC0
The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
River flow and basinHydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearbyCoastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit
lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit
mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit
waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Coming soonVisit
islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit
canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.You are here