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I measured the width to be around 70 to about a 150 meters on google maps, almost none of which is water, but the canal itself. It’s not impossible to cross, especially because it’s quite a long stretch of land that the Ukrainians need to guard, but it will delay and complicate Russian offensive actions for a bit.
I’m struggling to find information online. There’s some stats on Russian Wikipedia but translate is not working well on it. The images on google maps show that the canal itself is some 20 meters wide, with sloped sides that take up another few dozen meters. I don’t know how much water is in the canal now, so it may be easier to ford. Regardless I doubt that the Russians will even start any offensive operations until they clear their side of the canal, which will likely be done in a week or two.