Lake Kulunda

Lake Kulunda
Кулундинское
Lake Kulunda from space (October 2021)
Location in Altai Krai, Russia
Location in Altai Krai, Russia
Lake Kulunda
Location in Altai Krai, Russia
Location in Altai Krai, Russia
Lake Kulunda
LocationWest Siberian Plain
Coordinates53°0′N 79°30′E / 53.000°N 79.500°E / 53.000; 79.500
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsKulunda, Suetka
Catchment area24,100 square kilometers (9,300 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length35 kilometers (22 mi)
Max. width24 kilometers (15 mi)
Surface area728 square kilometers (281 sq mi)
Average depth2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in)
Max. depth4 meters (13 ft)
Surface elevation99 meters (325 ft)

Lake Kulunda or Kulundinskoye[1] (Russian: Кулундинское озеро) is a lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.

The Kulunda and Suetka rivers flow into the lake, which is connected by a channel with Lake Kuchuk to the south. Lake Maloye Yarovoye lies 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the west and lakes Bauzhansor and Zhigilda 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the southwest.[2] The nearest town is Blagoveshchenka.[3]

  1. ^ Mineralogical characteristics of the bottom sediments of the Lake Kulunda saline basin
  2. ^ "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ Google Earth