Dnieper Estuary
| Dnieper Estuary | |
|---|---|
 Dnieper Estuary coast near Ochakiv | |
| Location | Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 46°34′N 31°57′E / 46.567°N 31.950°ECoordinates: 46°34′N 31°57′E / 46.567°N 31.950°E |
| Type | estuary |
| Primary inflows | Dnieper |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 55 km |
| Max. width | 17 km |
| Average depth | 6-7 m |
| Max. depth | 12 m |
| Settlements | Ochakiv |
Dnieper Estuary, or Dnieper Liman (Ukrainian: Дніпровський лиман), is an open oligohaline estuary in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the southern Ukraine. Main port of the water body is Ochakiv. The estuary has 55 km long, 17 km wide. Average depth 6-7 m, maximal 12 m (Stanislav hole).
The estuary is connected to the Black Sea by the 3.6-km wide strait (between Ochakiv Cape and Kinburn Split). Southern coast of the estuary is low, sandy; northern is mainly high (ip to 20-35 m).
The Dnieper estuary, together with the Bug Estuary, makes Dnieper-Bug Estuary.
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