Molochna

"Molochnaya" redirects here. For the village in Russia, see Molochnaya, Vologodsky District, Vologda Oblast.

Molochna
Native name	Молочна (Ukrainian)
Location
Country	Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Mouth
• location	Sea of Azov
• coordinates	46.7014°N 35.2986°E / 46.7014; 35.2986
Length	197 km (122 mi)
Basin size	3,450 km^2 (1,330 sq mi)

The Molochna (Ukrainian: Молочна, lit. 'milky'; Russian: Моло́чная, romanized: Molochnaya) is a river in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. The river is connected with the Russian Mennonite culture, once based in the southeastern region of Ukraine since 1804 as Molotschna colony which was part of the Russian Empire at that time.

In antiquity the river was called Gerrhus or Gerrus (Ancient Greek: Γέρρος). The river was called Tokmak (Nogai: Токмак) by the Nogais.^[1][2]

The Molochna is formed by the confluence of the Chynhul and Tokmak rivers, just north of Molochansk. It flows roughly southwards, through Melitopol and into the Molochnyi Estuary in the Azov Sea. Its length is 197 kilometres (122 mi) and its drainage basin is 3,450 km².^[3] A former island in the river contains the archaeological site of Kamyana Mohyla.

Cities and towns in the watershed

• Melitopol
• Molochansk
• Tokmak

See also

• Molotschna
• Molochny, near Murmansk

References

1. В. И. Медведский, «Токмак: археология и история»
2. А. И. Сикалиев, «Отражение общественного строя ногайцев в героическом эпосе», Вестник АГУ, Серия 2, № 1 — 2008 год.
3. Молочная, Great Soviet Encyclopedia