| Lake Kuchuk | |
|---|---|
| Кучукское | |
 Panorama of Lake Kuchuk | |
  Lake Kuchuk  Lake Kuchuk | |
| Location | West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°42′20″N 79°46′47″E / 52.70556°N 79.77972°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Kuchuk |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 23 kilometers (14 mi) |
| Max. width | 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 166 square kilometers (64 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.3 meters (7 ft 7 in) |
| Max. depth | 3.3 meters (11 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 98.4 meters (323 ft) |
| Islands | None |
Lake Kuchuk or Kuchukskoye (Russian: Кучукское озеро) is a bittern salt lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.[1]
Its waters are briny, containing sodium sulphate.[2] The northern end of the lake is connected by a channel with Lake Kulunda to the north.[3]
- ^ "Changes in the morphological characteristics of the depression basin of Kuchuk Lake". researchgate.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Lake Kuchuk, Russia - Mirabilite in a sinking hypersaline cryogenic sodium sulphate system". saltworkconsultants.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 July 2022.