Our country boasts the largest reserves of fresh water, most of which is contained in lakes.19% of the world's reserves are concentrated in only one Baikal. In total, about 2 million lakes with a total area of more than 700 thousand square kilometers are located within the Russian Federation.km taking into account the Caspian Sea.
The top-10 includes the largest lakes in Russia for the occupied area.
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White Lake The area of 1,29 thousand square meters.km
White Lake opens the rating of the largest lakes in Russia and covers an area of 1.29 thousand square meters.km, but because of low shores, the area can fluctuate throughout the year. The volume of the water mass increased sharply in 1964 and this is due to the construction of the Sheksna Reservoir. A huge natural pit is filled with water with the help of seventeen large rivers. The total number of rivers and streams flowing into the lake is about 60. The lake belongs to the Caspian Sea, since the only river flowing from it flows into the Volga.
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Vats The area of 2 thousand square meters.km
Chambers occupies the ninth line in the list of the largest lakes located on the territory of the Russian Federation. The drainage salt water body with an area of 2 thousand square meters.km. It is located in the Barabinsk lowland of the Novosibirsk region. The name of the lake comes from the Turkic "chan", which in translation means "big vessel".On its territory there are about 70 islands, the largest of which are Lejan, Amelkina Griva, Bear and Kolpachok. There are 16 varieties of fish in Chany, among them are pike perch, perch, carp, silver crucian and others.
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Ubsu-Nur Area 3,3 thousand square meters.km
Ubsu-Nur is one of the ten largest lakes in Russia with an area of 3.3 thousand square meters.km. The length of the reservoir is 85 kilometers, and the width is 80 kilometers. Part of the lake is located on the territory of Mongolia, where Ubu-Nur is considered the largest reservoir. Here there are about 29 species of fish, of which only one is used by man for food - Altaic Osman.
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Chudsko-Pskov lake The area of 3,5 thousand square meters.km
Chudsko-Pskov lake is located on the seventh position among the largest reservoirs of Russia. Its total area is about 3.5 thousand square meters.km. The lake runs into 30 waterways, and the only river flows from Narva. It was located on the borders of Russia and Estonia. On the territory of Chudsko-Pskov Lake there are 29 islands with an occupied territory of about 26 square kilometers.km. In the coastal zone is the ornithological reserve "Pskov-Chudskaya lakeside lowland", which is the most valuable reserve of rare plant and animal species in the Baltic region.
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Khanka The area of 4 thousand square meters.km
The sixth line in the top-10 largest lakes in Russia goes to the reservoir Khanka .Its location is the border between the Primorsky Krai of the Russian Federation and the province of China Heilongjiang. Khanka - the largest freshwater pond of the Far East with an area of 4 thousand square meters.km.24 waterways flow into the lake, among them Melgunovka, Komissarovka, the Ilista River. Only one river flows from Khanka - Sungacha. Here is the international Russian-Chinese Khanka reserve.
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Taimyr The area of 4,6 thousand square meters.km
Taymyr ranks fifth among the largest lakes in Russia in terms of area. The largest reservoir of the Krasnoyarsk Territory has an area of 4.6 thousand square meters.km. Its peculiarity is that the lake is under ice for 9 months. To the local representatives of the flora are Arctic species of fish, among which are char, whitefish, muksun and others. Local islands serve as a nesting place for migratory birds - red-breasted geese and geese. In the Taimyr River, the Western, Northern, Upper Taymyr, Baikura flows, and the Lower Taymyr flows.
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Onega Lake The area of 9.6 thousand square meters.km
The fourth place in the rating is occupied by Onego lake with an area of 9.6 thousand square meters.km. Its length is 245 km, and the width is 91 km. The reservoir is located on the territory of Karelia, as well as the Vologda and Leningrad regions. It flows into about 50 rivers, and the only river flows - Svir. Within the Onega Lake there are about 1650 islands with a total area of 224 kilometers. The most famous is Kizhi Island, where the museum-reserve with the same name is located. Inhabitants of the reservoir are 47 species of fish, among which there are salmon, trout, sterlet, pike perch, eel and others. Because of the habitat of valuable varieties of fish, fisheries are developed here.
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Ladoga Lake Area of 18 thousand square meters.km
Ladoga opens the three largest lakes in Russia. It belongs to one of the largest fresh water reservoirs in Europe. Its area is about 18 thousand square meters.km, and the maximum depth reaches 230 meters. From the south to the north Ladoga Lake stretched for 219 kilometers, from west to east - for 138 km. About 40 rivers and streams flow into the fresh water basin, and the only river flows - the Neva. On Ladozhsky there are more than 600 islands with a total area of 435 square meters.km. The largest of them are Riekkalansari, Kilpol and Baalam. In the aquatic environment, 120 plant species grow and 53 species of fish live, of which the most valuable are salmon, trout, pike perch and others. Here lives the Ladoga ringed seal, which is the only representative of the pinnipeds. The species is under protection and is listed in the Red Book.
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Baikal Area of 31.7 thousand square meters.km
Baikal takes the second place in the rating of the largest lakes in Russia. It is the deepest lake in the world and the largest natural reservoir of fresh water, in which about 19% of all world reserves are located. Its area is 31.7 thousand square meters.km, and depth - 1642 m. Baikal stretched for 636 km in length and 80 km in width. On its territory there are 27 peninsulas and islands, the largest of which is the peninsula of Saint Nose. According to some information about 500 rivers and streams flow into it. The largest rivers flowing into Baikal are Selenga, Upper Angara, Turka, Tyia, etc. Only the only river flows from the lake - the Angara. The water in Lake Baikal is very clear: at a depth of 40 meters, the flora and fauna of the reservoir are visible. Here is a very rich animal world, represented by 2600 species, among which about a thousand are endemic.
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Caspian Sea Area of 371 thousand square meters.km
Caspian Sea - the name of this lake already speaks of its incredible size. The largest lake in Russia has an area of 371 thousand square meters.km.with a maximum depth in the South Caspian basin of more than a thousand meters. Its length is 1.2 thousand km, and the width is about 500 km. It is also the largest enclosed body of water in the world, which, because of its size, is equated to the sea. The name of the lake was supposedly received in honor of the Caspian tribes who lived on the coast in ancient times. The Caspian Sea is located at the junction of the continents of Europe and Asia. It flows into about 130 rivers, among them such large water arteries as the Volga, Sulak, Samur, the Urals, etc. The sea is washed by five countries at once: Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The flora and fauna of the salt water body is very rich and has about 2 thousand representatives of the animal world and more than 700 plant species.
