Gaładuś Lake Explained

Gaładuś
Coords:54.1683°N 23.4206°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Type:Ribbon lake
Basin Countries:Poland, Lithuania
Length:10.6km (06.6miles)
Width:1.5km (00.9miles)
Area:7.29km2
Depth:12.7m (41.7feet)
Max-Depth:54.8m (179.8feet)
Volume:1606000m2
Elevation:134.3m (440.6feet)

Gaładuś (Lithuanian: Galadusys) is a ribbon lake located in the Suwałki Region, where it is the second largest lake by area.[1] The lake is located in the north-east of Poland and the south of Lithuania. The lake is located in the Gmina Sejny, Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland, and in the region of Lazdijai in Lithuania. The lake has high and non-forested banks. The lake and its catchment area is found in the drainage basin of the Neman, in the watershed of the Biała Hańcza (Baltoji Ančia).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: etal. red. Stanisław Imielski ; aut. tekstu pol. Alfred Dorochowicz, aut. tekstu lit. Daina Akiniene; Państwowa Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska. Stan czystości Jeziora Gaładuś w latach 1991-1995. 1996. Państwowa Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska. Suwałki. 8386676930.
  2. Book: Wanda . Bednarczuk-Rzepko . Pojezierze Suwalskie i Puszcza Augustowska. 2007 . Pascal . Bielsko-Biała . 9788373048027.