Dnieper estuary

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Dnieper estuary
Dnieper estuary coast near Ochakiv
Dnieper estuary
Location	Ukraine
Coordinates	46°34′N 31°57′E / 46.567°N 31.950°E / 46.567; 31.950Coordinates: 46°34′N 31°57′E / 46.567°N 31.950°E / 46.567; 31.950
Type	estuary
Primary inflows	Dnieper
Basin countries	Ukraine
Max. length	55 km (34 mi)
Max. width	17 km (11 mi)
Average depth	6–7 m (20–23 ft)
Max. depth	12 m (39 ft)
Settlements	Ochakiv

The Dnieper estuary or Dnieper liman (Ukrainian: Дніпровський лиман) is an open, brackish estuary on the north coast of the Black Sea, in southern Ukraine. The main port is Ochakiv. The estuary is 55 km long and 17 km wide. Its average depth is 6 m to 7 m; it is at its deepest (12 m) at Stanislav hole.

The estuary is connected to the Black Sea by the 3.6-km wide strait (between and Kinburn Spit). The southern coast of the estuary is low and sandy; the northern coast is mainly cliffs (about 20 m to 35 m high).

The Dnieper estuary and the Bug estuary together make the Dnieper–Bug estuary.

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