Bakota Bay
Bakota Bay () is a bay located on the Dniester River that was formed after the construction of the Dniester Hydro Power Station. The bay is part of the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park. Its area is about . Overview. Bakota Bay is located near the villages of Horayivka and Kolodiyivka, southeast from Kamianets-Podilskyi. Located in a river canyon, the ecological environment is typical of that of the of upper Dniester basin. The bay plays an important role in the conservation of a number of rare species of Ukrainian plants and animals: Physical and biogeographical characteristics. Bakota Bay is  a designated continental biogeographical region within the European Emerald network. It is categorized as belonging to the East European province of the European broadleaf area, and belongs to the mid-portion of the Dniester basin (upstream of Dniester Reservoir). Wetland physical features. The bay is located within the Volhynian-Podolian tectonic block. The geology of the bay is characterized by limestone, marls, sandstones, shales, as well as granites and gneisses that are overlaid with loesses. The surrounding area forms part of a gentle rolling loess plain. The area belongs to the West-Podolian region of West Podolian Province of the  Podolian Forest-steppe zone. Soils are dark grey podzol, chernozems podzol, predominantly on loess rocks. The bay was created in 1976 following the creation of the Dniester Reservoir on the Dniester River. It is long and holds a volume of of water. A buffer reservoir with a length of and a capacity of is located dowstream. The concentration of water minerals in upper Dniester varies around . The water, which is of good qualityis used to supply Kamianets-Podilskyi.