Ivan-Arakhley Lake System | |
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Ивано-Арахлейские озёра | |
![]() Ivan-Arakhley Lake System map section | |
Location in
Zabaykalsky Krai,
Russian Far East | |
Location |
Vitim Plateau, South Siberian System |
Coordinates | 52°12′N 112°52′E / 52.200°N 112.867°E [1] |
Basin countries | Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia |
Surface elevation | ca 965 m (3,166 ft) |
Frozen | October to May |
Islands | None |
Ivan-Arakhley Lake System ( Russian: Ивано-Арахлейские озёра) is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. [2] The villages of Arakhley, Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes. [3]
The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve ( Zakaznik), a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of 210,000 ha (520,000 acres). [4]
The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau. As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" ( Russian: Беклеми́шевские озёра) since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about 80 km (50 mi) along the Beklemishev Depression. [5] [6] "Chita Lakes" ( Russian: Чити́нские озёра) is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita, about 50 km (31 mi) to the west of the city. [7]
The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi): Arakhley, Shaksha, [8] Irgen, Ivan, Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun. Arakhley is the largest of the group and is also the one having the greatest depth. [9] [2] [10] [3]
The system includes 20 smaller lakes with surface areas of roughly 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) or less. Lakes Ivan and Tasei belong to the Lena basin. Arakhley, Shaksha, Bolshoy Undugun and Irgen are separated from them by a slight elevation and belong to the Baikal basin through the Khilok river, a tributary of the Selenga. [5]