Białe Augustowskie (lake) explained

Białe Augustowskie
Coords:53.8642°N 23.0322°W
Type:Ribbon lake
Pushpin Map:Poland Podlaskie Voivodeship
Basin Countries:Poland
Length:6km (04miles)
Width:1.35km (00.84miles)
Area:4.8km2
Depth:8m (26feet)
Max-Depth:30m (100feet)
Elevation:122m (400feet)

Białe Augustowskie (Polish: Jezioro Białe Augustowskie; Lithuanian: Baltis) - is a ribbon lake in Augustów. Other names: Białe Lake (White Lake) or Krechowieckie Lake.[1]

The lake has an area of 480 ha.[2] The lakeside is well developed with numerous bays (Orzechówka, Tartaczna, Wierszowiec) and spits (southern lakeside - Pień, Dąbek, Lisi Ogon, northern lakeside - Ostry Róg). A majority of the lakeside is high and barren, forested with creeping pine. There are four islands in the lake (with a total area of 1.5 ha).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opis Tras. Żegluga Augustowska. 5 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Zabytki W Polsce. NID. 5 March 2016.
  3. Book: Skup. rada red. Andrzej Michałowski et al. ; tł. Andrzej. Krajobraz kulturowy Kanału Augustowskiego . The cultural landscape of the Augustowski Canal. 1999. OOZK. Warszawa. 8385548734. 5 March 2016-->.