| Ivan-Arakhley Lake System | |
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| Ивано-Арахлейские озёра | |
 Ivan-Arakhley Lake System map section | |
  Ivan-Arakhley Lake SystemLocation in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Far East | |
| Location | Vitim Plateau, South Siberian System |
| Coordinates | 52°12′N 112°52′E / 52.200°N 112.867°E / 52.200; 112.867 |
| Basin countries | Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia |
| Surface elevation | ca 965 m (3,166 ft) |
| Frozen | October to May |
| Islands | None |
Ivan-Arakhley Lake System (Russian: Ивано-Арахлейские озёра) is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The villages of Arakhley, Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes.
The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve (Zakaznik), a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of 210,000 ha (520,000 acres).
Geography
The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau. As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" (Russian: Беклеми́шевские озёра) since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about 80 km (50 mi) along the Beklemishev Depression. "Chita Lakes" (Russian: Чити́нские озёра) is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita, about 50 km (31 mi) to the west of the city.
The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than 10 km (3.9 sq mi): Arakhley, Shaksha, Irgen, Ivan, Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun. Arakhley is the largest of the group and is also the one having the greatest depth.
Hydrography
The system includes 20 smaller lakes with surface areas of roughly 1 km (0.39 sq mi) or less. Lakes Ivan and Tasei belong to the Lena basin. Arakhley, Shaksha, Bolshoy Undugun and Irgen are separated from them by a slight elevation and belong to the Baikal basin through the Khilok river, a tributary of the Selenga.
See also
- List of lakes of Russia
- Yeravna-Khorga Lake System, a similar lake formation located about 100 km (62 mi) to the northwest, in Buryatia.
- Lake Kenon
References
- Google Earth
- ^ Арахле́й - Water of Russia
- ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Ivano-Arakhley Zakaznik
- ^ Беклеми́шевские озёра; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- Беклемишевские озера - rulandinfo.ru
- GSE Читинские озёра — Большая советская энциклопедия
- Шакша - Water of Russia
- "Озеро Арахлей in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Арахлей, озеро
External links
Media related to Ivan-Arakhley Lake System at Wikimedia Commons- Беклемишевские озера в Забайкальском крае - рай для рыбаков!
- «Уху евшие»: На Арахлее стал ловиться крупный чебак
