| Krivaya Puchina | |
| Other Name: | Кривая Пучина |
| Coords: | 52.4442°N 79.3614°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 6.3km (03.9miles) |
| Width: | 2.1km (01.3miles) |
| Area: | 7.3sqkm |
| Elevation: | 120m (390feet) |
| Cities: | Novopoltava and Petrovka |
Krivaya Puchina (ru|Кривая Пучина) is a salt lake in Klyuchevsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
The lake is located at the western edge of the Krai. The Russia-Kazakhstan border lies 37km (23miles) to the southwest. The nearest inhabited places are Novopoltava, located by the southern end, and Petrovka, near the western shore. Klyuchi, the district capital, lies 22km (14miles) to the southwest.[2]
The Klyuchevskoye deposit of underground industrial waters is located in the area of the Krivaya Puchina and Tolubay lakes.[3]
Located in the Kulunda Plain, Krivaya Puchina has an elongated shape. It stretches for approximately 6km (04miles) from north to south. The shores are indented, forming bays an peninsulas.[3] [1]
Lake Shukyrtuz lies 6km (04miles) to the SSE, Petukhovo 15km (09miles) in the same direction, and Gorkiye Kilty 8km (05miles) to the north.[3] [2] [4]
The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape.[3]
