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Molochnyi Lyman

Summary

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.

Molochnyi Estuary
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Molochnyi Estuary
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Location of an estuary in Ukraine
Molochnyi Estuary
LocationSea of Azov
Coordinates46°32′N 35°19′E / 46.533°N 35.317°E / 46.533; 35.317
River sourcesMolochna, Tashchenak, Dzhekelna
Ocean/sea sourcesBlack Sea
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length32 km (20 mi)
Max. width8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Max. depth3 m (9.8 ft)
Salinity18-40 ‰
Designated23 November 1995
Reference no.770[1]
Map

Parameters of the water body:

  • Length 32 km
  • Width 8 km
  • Depth 3 m
  • Area 168 km2

It is connected to the Sea of Azov by an artificial canal.[2]

References edit

  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 edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Molochny Lyman.
  • 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)