Editing Manych (section)

==Unusual drainage system==
Formerly, at least in periods of high water, the Manych River would flow in two directions. The river [[Kalaus (river)|Kalaus]], when reaching the Kuma–Manych Depression at {{coord|45|43|N|44|06|E|display=inline}}, would [[River bifurcation|split]]. About 30% of the water would become the West Manych and flow northwest to, or toward, the Don River. The remaining water became the [[East Manych]] and flowed  roughly southeast and dried up on the steppe before reaching the Caspian Sea. Sometime around 1970 a low dam was built which prevented any water from flowing into the East Manych. The East Manych is now fed by irrigation canals coming from the Kuma and Terek Rivers.<ref name=bazelyuk>Alexander Anatolievich Bazelyuk (Базелюк Александр Анатольевич), "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090305222238/http://www.znb.rsu.ru/referat/D212-208-12/25-00-23/20071114_D212-208-12_25-00-23_BazelyukAA.doc АНТРОПОГЕННОЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЕ ГИДРОГРАФИЧЕСКОЙ СЕТИ КУМО-МАНЫЧСКОЙ ВПАДИНЫ]" (Anthropogenic changes in the Hydrographic Network of the Kuma-Manych Depression), summary of the Cand. Sci. dissertation. Rostov-na-Donu, 2007. {{in lang|ru}} ?not available 01feb16?</ref>