Molochnyi Lyman

Molochnyi Estuary
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Location	Sea of Azov
Coordinates	46°32′N 35°19′E
River sources	Molochna, Tashchenak, Dzhekelna
Ocean/sea sources	Black Sea
Basin countries	Ukraine
Max. length	32 km (20 mi)
Max. width	8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area	168 km^2 (65 sq mi)
Max. depth	3 m (9.8 ft)
Salinity	18-40 ‰
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	23 November 1995
Reference no.	770[1]

Molochnyi Estuary, or Molochnyi Lyman (Ukrainian: Молочний лиман), is an estuary of the Molochna River, located on the north-western coast of the Sea of Azov. About 10 km 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.[2]

References

1. "Molochnyi Lyman". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. "Молочний лиман (archived copy)" [Molochnyi Lyman (lit. 'Milk estuary')]. file.menr.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.

External links

• Кисла доля Молочного лиману (Sour share of the Molochna (Milk) Estuary) ^[permanent dead link‍]
• (in Ukrainian) 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)