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]
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]