Lake Chervonoye

Lake Chervonoye
Чырвонае возера (Belarusian)
Lake Chervonoye is located in Belarus
Lake Chervonoye
Lake Chervonoye
Location within Belarus
Coordinates52°24′N 27°57′E / 52.4°N 27.95°E / 52.4; 27.95
Lake typeFreshwater
Zhitkovichskij, Oziornij
353 km2 (136 sq mi)[1]
Basin countriesBelarus
40.8 km2 (15.8 sq mi)[2]
Average depth
0.7 m (2.3 ft)[2]
Max. depth2.9 m (9.5 ft)[2]
0.04 km3 (0.0096 cu mi)[1]
Shore length1
30.8 km (19.1 mi)[1]
FrozenDecember–April[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Chervonoye (Belarusian: Чырвонае возера, pronounced [tʂɨrˈvonaje ˈvozʲera]; Russian: Червоное озеро) is a large freshwater lake in Zhytkavichy District, Gomel Oblast, Belarus. Located at 52°24′N 27°57′E / 52.4°N 27.95°E / 52.4; 27.95, it has an area of 40.8 km2 (15.8 mi2) and a maximum depth of 2.9 m (9.5 ft).[2]

The lake is used for fishery and is the third largest lake in Belarus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WLDBook - Lake Chervonoje". World Lake Database. International Lake Environment Committee. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.