__NOTOC__ 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 environment ...

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 The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...

. About 10km north is the town of

Melitopol Melitopol ( uk, Меліто́поль, translit=Melitópol’, ; russian: Мелитополь; based on el, Μελιτόπολις - "honey city") is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Zaporizhz ...

. Parameters of the water body: * Length 32 km * Width 8 km * Depth 3 m * Area 168 km² It is connected to the

by an artificial canal.

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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 {{Ukraine-geo-stub