Lake Kulunda | |
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Кулундинское | |
Location | West Siberian Plain |
Coordinates | 53°0′N 79°30′E / 53.000°N 79.500°E |
Type | endorheic |
Primary inflows | Kulunda, Suetka |
Catchment area | 24,100 square kilometers (9,300 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Russia |
Max. length | 35 kilometers (22 mi) |
Max. width | 24 kilometers (15 mi) |
Surface area | 728 square kilometers (281 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) |
Max. depth | 4 meters (13 ft) |
Surface elevation | 99 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]