Novigrad Sea., or Novegradi Sea, or Novigradi Sea (in Croatian Novigradsko more) is an inland sea at the end of the Velebit Channel, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located east of the city of Zadar.
At the end of the Velebit Channel one enters the Novegradi Sea through the narrow Novsko à ½drilo channel, which opens in front of the village of Maslenica (Maslenica). The other villages overlooking the shores of the bay are Posedarje to the northwest; Novigrad to the south; and Meka Draga to the southeast; while the territory of the bay is divided among the municipalities of Posedarje, Jasenice, Novigrad, and Obrovac. The main inflow is the Zrmanja river which, after passing through Obrovac, flows into the eastern part of the bay, while to the west the small Baà ¡ÃÂica river (Baà ¡ÃÂica) flows in.
The inlet has an area of 28.65 kmò, measures 11 km by 4.5 km; its average depth is 28 m, with a maximum depth of 37 m. Small bays line the coast: Maslenica Bay (uvala Maslenica), Zalià ¡ÃÂe Bay (uvala Zalià ¡ÃÂe), between Maslenica and the Zrmanja estuary; DumiÃÂina Bay (uvala DumiÃÂina), Pomià ¡alj, and Kozjak, to the southeast, near Mala Draga; the port of Novigrad (luka Novigrad), which extends into the mainland like an inverted S and whose entrance is marked by a small lighthouse; Ladina Bay (uvala Ladina) to the south; à ½abokrek Bay south of Posedarje; Donja Draga Bay (Donja draga) and Gornja draga west of à ½drijac Point or Sadrillo (rt à ½drijac) which marks the exit of the Novsko à ½drilo channel and is indicated by a lighthouse
In the southeastern part of the Novegradi Sea, the Karinsko à ½drilo channel or Karin Strait (Karinsko à ½drilo) leads to another inland inlet: the Karin Sea (Karinsko more).