Suturuokha (lake)

Suturuokha (Russian: Сутуруоха) is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It lies in the middle course area of the Indigirka River, to the west of it.[1] Administratively the lake is part of Aby District (Aby Ulus).

For the village, see Suturuokha.
Suturuokha
Сутуруоха
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in August
Suturuokha is located in Sakha Republic
Suturuokha
Suturuokha
Location in Sakha, Russian Far East
LocationAby District, Sakha Republic
Coordinates69.15806°N 145.405°E / 69.15806; 145.405
Primary outflowsSuturuokha
Catchment area922 km2 (356 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length24 km (15 mi)
Surface area67.9 km2 (26.2 sq mi)
Average depth3.5 m (11 ft)
FrozenSeptember - June
SettlementsSuturuokha

Geography

The lake is located in the Aby Lowland —part of the wider East Siberian Lowland, by the southeastern slopes of the Polousny Range,[2] a short distance to the west of Lake Ozhogino.[3] Suturuokha village lies to the southeast of the lake. It is one of the three largest lakes of the 15,000 Aby Lakes. There is an island formed by stones in the central area of the lake which has become a nesting site for birds.[4]

Lake Suturuokha has an average depth of 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) and a maximum depth of 3.5 meters (11 ft). The lake is frozen between late September and June. The Suturuokha River, a right hand tributary of the Indigirka, flows from the southern shore of the lake.[1]

See also

References
  1. State Water Register- Lake Suturuokha
  2. Google Earth
  3. Ozhogino / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
  4. Visit Yakutia - Suturuokha Lake
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