Lake Beloye, Ryazan Oblast

For other uses, see Lake Beloye (disambiguation).
Lake Beloye
Russian: Озеро Белое
(English: "White Lake")

The Northwestern shore of the lake
Map showing the location of Lake Beloye

Location of Monument

Location Ryazan
Nearest city Spas-Klepsky
Coordinates 55°16′50″N 40°14′0″E / 55.28056°N 40.23333°E / 55.28056; 40.23333Coordinates: 55°16′50″N 40°14′0″E / 55.28056°N 40.23333°E / 55.28056; 40.23333
Area 34 hectares (84 acres)
Established 1974 (1974)
Governing body Meshchyorsky National Park
Lake Beloye

Picnic area, Lake Beloye, Rayazan Oblast
Surface area 34 ha (84 acres)
Max. depth 50 m (160 ft)

Lake Beloye (Russian: Бе́лое о́зеро; IPA: [ˈbʲɛləjə ˈozʲɪrə] — literally White lake) is a lake in Klepikovsky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is notable for its relatively great depth for the region - 50 metres (160 ft) - created as a deep gouge in the landscape in the most recent glaciation.[1] The lake is located in the Meshchyera Lowlands, a glacial alluvial plain of swampy lowlands, gravelly moraines and limestone bedrock.[2] It was once connected by an artificial canal to Lake Velikoye ("Grand Lake", a much larger lake with a surface area of 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi)). The canal was filled in 2009. Lake Beloye is surrounded by pine forests, with reeds and sedge predominating on the shore. It is a popular lake for recreation and fishing, being home to pike, carp and other fish.

Lake Beloye was classified in 1974 as a "Nature Monument of Regional Importance", for its "scientific, cultural, educational and health" value (World Database of Protected Places ID #206212). The site records the presence several species listed as vulnerable in the Red Book of Russia, including the Viviparous lizard, the reptile living the farthest north. [3] It is part of Meshchersky National Park.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Russian State Water Registry" (in Russian). Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Озеро Белое — Клепиковский район Рязанская область" (in Russian). Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "World Database of Protected Places". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ozero Beloye, Ryan Oblast" (in Russian). Protected Russia. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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