Lake Bustakh Explained

Lake Bustakh
Other Name:Бустах / Буустаах
Catchment:1640km2
Basin Countries:Russia
Length:23km (14miles)
Width:14km (09miles)
Area:249km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sakha, Russian Far East

Lake Bustakh (; Yakut: Буустаах, Buustaax) is a large freshwater lake in Ust-Yansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.

Lake Bustakh freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. It is rich in fish.[1]

Geography

With an area of 249sqkm it is one of the largest lakes of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland. The lake lies close to the Ebelyakh Bay of the Laptev Sea.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613135327/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/02.htm#%D0%91%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%85 nature.ykt - Бустах
  2. [Google Earth]
  3. Web site: S-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 30 May 2022.