__NOTOC__ Molochnyi Estuary, or Molochnyi Lyman (), 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 enviro ...

of the Molochna River, located on the north-western coast of the

Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov is an inland Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded by Ru ...

. About north is the town of

Melitopol Melitopol is a city and municipality in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southeastern Ukraine. It is situated on the Molochna River, which flows through the eastern edge of the city into the Molochnyi Lyman estuary. Melitopol is the second-largest city ...

. 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