How was the Volga Delta wetland created?

Question by Alina S: How was the Volga River Delta wetland created?
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Answer by A cruce salus
The Delta’s current relief and deposits are very young formations, dating from the Late Holocene. These are undergoing continuous change under the influence of two systems: the Volga river and the Caspian Sea. The surface of the lowland is dominated by alluvial-marine, lake-marine and lake-alluvial soils.

The lower part, is characterized by brackish to freshwater bays overgrown with emergent and submerged plants. The upper part of delta is an extensive network of channels (the largest are Bakhtemir and Buzan discharging 70% of the Volga water) and smaller streams, which divide the lowland into a great number of islands with areas ranging from 200 to 2,000 ha. The hydrological regime is determined by the flow of the Volga River, and is characterized by a pronounced spring-summer flood, summer-autumn low water and winter high water.

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