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 10km north is the town of Melitopol.

Molochnyi Estuary
Molochnyi Estuary Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Molochnyi Estuary Show map of Ukraine
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 km2 (65 sq mi)
Max. depth	3 m (9.8 ft)
Salinity	18-40 ‰
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	23 November 1995
Reference no.	770[1]

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]

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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)

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[ru] Молочный лиман