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]