Arakhley (lake)

Arakhley
Арахле́й / Арахира нуур
Landscape of the Arakhley lakeshore
Arakhley is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Arakhley
Arakhley
LocationVitim Plateau, South Siberian System
Coordinates52°12′10″N 112°52′30″E / 52.20278°N 112.87500°E / 52.20278; 112.87500[1]
Primary inflowsDomka, Gryaznukha
Primary outflowsKholoy
Catchment area242 km2 (93 sq mi)
Basin countriesZabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Max. length10.8 km (6.7 mi)
Max. width7 km (4.3 mi)
Surface area58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Average depth10 m (33 ft)
Max. depth19.5 m (64 ft)
Water volume0.61 km3 (0.15 cu mi)
Surface elevation965 m (3,166 ft)
FrozenOctober to May
IslandsNone
SettlementsArakhley

Arakhley (Russian: Арахле́й; Buryat: Арахира нуур) is a fresh water body in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is the 208th lake in Russia in water surface.[2][3] The villages of Arakhley and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakeshore. Arakhley is a locally well-known tourist destination and there are a number of resorts by the lake.

Lake Arakhley is located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve, a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of 210,000 ha (520,000 acres).[2]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Озеро Арахлей in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).