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Molochnyi Estuary, or Molochnyi Lyman ( uk, Молочний лиман), is an
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
of the
Molochna River
The Molochna (, russian: Моло́чная ''Molochnaya''), is a river in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of south Ukraine. Literally the name of the river translates as Milky. The river is connected with the Russian Mennonite culture, once based in th ...
, located on the north-western coast of the
Sea of Azov. About 10km north is the town of
Melitopol.
Parameters of the water body:
* Length 32 km
* Width 8 km
* Depth 3 m
* Area 168 km
2
It is connected to the
Sea of Azov by an artificial canal.
References
External links
Кисла доля Молочного лиману(Sour share of the Molochna (Milk) Estuary)
Екологія мовою серця громадськості — На Молочному лимані ситуація не є задовільною(Ecology in the heart of the public - The situation at the Milky Way (Molochna Estuary) is not satisfactory)
Bodies of water of the Sea of Azov
Estuaries of Ukraine
Ramsar sites in Ukraine
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