Beloye Lake

lake in Vologda Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Location: Vologda Oblast
Primary inflows: Kovzha River , Kema River , Megra River
Primary outflows: Sheksna River
Catchment area: 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 mi )
Basin countries: Russia
Max length: 46 km (29 mi)
Max width: 33 km (21 mi)
Surface area: 1,130 km (440 sq mi)
Max depth: 34 m (112 ft)
Water volume: 6.2 cubic kilometres (2.2 × 10 cu ft)
Surface elevation: 113 m (371 ft)

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Article

Map of the Rybinsk Reservoir basin. Lake Beloye is shown on the map. Lake Beloye or White Lake (Russian: Бе́лое о́зеро, IPA: [ˈbʲɛləjə ˈozʲɪrə]; Veps: Vaugedjärv, Valgjärv, lit. 'white lake') is a lake in the northwestern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. Administratively, the lake is divided between Belozersky District (south) and Vashkinsky District (north) in the oblast. The town of Belozersk is located on its coast. In terms of area, Lake Beloye is the second largest natural lake of Vologda Oblast (behind Lake Onega), and the third largest lake also behind the Rybinsk Reservoir. It is one of the ten biggest natural lakes in Europe.

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