List of lakes in Russia
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- BaikalLake BaikalLake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
(Байкал) - BeloyeLake Beloye, Vologda OblastLake Beloye , is a lake in the northwestern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. The lake has an approximately round shape with a diameter of . Its area is , and the are of its basin is and the area of its basin is . Lake Vozhe drains into the Sheksna River, which is a tributary of the Rybinsk...
(Белое) - Brosno (Бросно)
- BustakhLake BustakhLake Bustakh is a large freshwater lake in Sakha, Russia. It has an area of 249 km² and lies close to the Laptev Sea. It freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. Lake Bustakh is rich in fish....
(Бустах) - Caspian SeaCaspian SeaThe Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
(Каспийское Море) - Chany (Чаны)
- ChukchagirskoyeLake ChukchagirskoyeLake Chukchagirskoye is a large freshwater lake in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of 366 km² and a maximum depth of 6 m . Two islands divide the lake to three parts....
(Чукчагирское) - IlmenLake IlmenIlmen is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake's outflow....
(Ильмень) - Imandra (Имандра)
- Kezanoi (Кезеной-Ам)
- KhankaKhanka LakeKhanka Lake , is a transboundary freshwater body located on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China . At its closest point, it is situated east of the city of Jixi, Heilongjiang...
(Ханка) - Khantayskoye (Хантайское)
- KiziLake KiziLake Kizi is a large freshwater lake in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of about depending on water level and a maximum depth of . It lies near the right bank of the Amur River to which it is connected by the series of canals, and close to the Tatar Strait. Kizi is used for fishery....
(Кизи) - Kulundinskoye (Кулундинское)
- LadogaLake LadogaLake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest lake by area in the world.-Geography:...
(Ладожское) - LamaLake LamaLake Lama is a large freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 460 km² . It is 100 km long and up to 20 km wide...
(Лама) - LovozeroLovozero LakeLake Lovozero is located on the Kola Peninsula, in Murmansk Oblast within the Barents Sea basin and ensures runoff from the Voronya River. Area: 200 km², average depth is 5.7 metres, maximal 35 m. Annual fluctuations do not exceed 1 m, and the average period of water renewal is about 10...
(Ловозеро) - NeroLake NeroLake Nero is a shallow, highly eutrophic lake in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The lake has an area of 54.4 km², a maximum length of 13 km, width 8 km and depth 3.6 m...
(Неро) - OnegaLake OnegaLake Onega is a lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and is the second largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga...
(Онежское) - OrelLake OrelLake Orel is a large freshwater lake in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of 314 km² and a maximum depth of 3.8 m. It is located near the left bank of the Amur River, close from its mouth....
(Орель) - OzhoginoLake OzhoginoLake Ozhogino is a large shallow freshwater lake in Sakha, Russia. It has an area of 157 km². It freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. Ozhogin River flows from the lake....
(Ожогино) - PleshcheyevoLake PleshcheyevoLake Pleshcheyevo , a lake in Russia, and formerly a resort for Russian tsars, is located in Yaroslavl Oblast. The town of Pereslavl-Zalessky is on the southeastern side of the lake....
(Плещеево) - Lake PeipusLake PeipusLake Peipus, ) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St...
(Чудско-Псковское) - Segozero (Сегозеро)
- SeligerLake SeligerSeliger is a lake in Tver Oblast and, in the extreme northern part, Novgorod Oblast of Russia, in the northwest of the Valdai Hills, a part of the Volga basin. Absolute height: 205 m, area 212 km², average depth 5.8 m....
(Селигер) - Taimyr (Таймыр)
- TeletskoyeLake TeletskoyeLake Teletskoye is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has a depth of up to 325 meters.Situated at a height of 434 m above sea level, the lake is long and wide and lies between the mountain ridges Korbu and Al-tyntu, on the junction of Sailughem Mountains...
(Телецкое) - Topozero (Топозеро)
- Uvs NuurUvs NuurUvs Lake is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin - Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia with a small part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km² at 759 m above sea level....
- Valdai LakeValdai LakeValdai Lake is a lake in the middle of the Valdai Hills in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The area of the lake is 19.7 km². The average depth of the Valdai Lake is 12 m . The lake freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early May. The town of Valdai is located on the shores of the Valdai...
(Валдайское) - Vistytis (Виштынецкое озеро)
- YesseyLake YesseyLake Yessey is a large freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 238 km². Many rivers empty to the lake. Lake Yessey is rich in fish....
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