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Lake Kuchuk






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Coordinates: 52°4220N 79°4647E / 52.70556°N 79.77972°E / 52.70556; 79.77972
 

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Lake Kuchuk
Кучукское
Panorama of Lake Kuchuk
Lake Kuchuk is located in Altai Krai
Lake Kuchuk

Lake Kuchuk

Lake Kuchuk is located in Russia
Lake Kuchuk

Lake Kuchuk

LocationWest Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°42′20N 79°46′47E / 52.70556°N 79.77972°E / 52.70556; 79.77972
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsKuchuk
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length23 kilometers (14 mi)
Max. width13 kilometers (8.1 mi)
Surface area166 square kilometers (64 sq mi)
Average depth2.3 meters (7 ft 7 in)
Max. depth3.3 meters (11 ft)
Surface elevation98.4 meters (323 ft)
IslandsNone

Lake KuchukorKuchukskoye (Russian: Кучукское озеро) is a bittern salt lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.[1]

Its waters are briny, containing sodium sulphate.[2] The northern end of the lake is connected by a channel with Lake Kulunda to the north.[3]

Geography

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Lake Kuchuk is the second largest lake in Altai Krai. It has an oval shape and is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the south of Lake Kulunda in the eastern side of the Kulunda Plain, near the western limit of the Ob Plateau. The Kuchuk river flows into the eastern shore of the lake. Lake Mostovoye lies 72 kilometers (45 mi) to the northeast.[4][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Changes in the morphological characteristics of the depression basin of Kuchuk Lake". researchgate.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  • ^ "Lake Kuchuk, Russia - Mirabilite in a sinking hypersaline cryogenic sodium sulphate system". saltworkconsultants.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  • ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  • ^ Google Earth
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