Chinna Creek
Chinna Creek (Urdu: چنا کریک) is a lagoon, within the municipal boundaries of Karachi, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea, located in the south-west region of Sindh, Pakistan.
| Chinna Creek | |
|---|---|
| China Creek | |
View on the Chinna Creek and its mangroves from the sky embedded into the city | |
Chinna Creek | |
| Location | Sindh |
| Coordinates | 24.500°N 67.00°E |
| Type | Brackish water lagoon and wetland |
| Primary inflows | Boat Basin, Nehr-e-Khayyam and other sewage and wastewater channels |
| Primary outflows | Arabian Sea, northern Indian Ocean |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
| Max. length | 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.3–0.5 kilometres (0.19–0.31 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.0 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) |
| Max. depth | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Islands | Minor mangrove islands |
| Settlements | Karachi |
Covering an area of approximately 6 square kilometres, it extends approximately 5.0 kilometres in length and spans between 300 and 500 metres in width, with depths ranging from 1 to 3 metres.
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