Lake Chusovskoye Explained

Lake Chusovskoe
Coords:61.2281°N 56.5885°W
Inflow:Beryozovka River
Outflow:Visherka River
Basin Countries:Russia
Length:15km (09miles)
Pushpin Map:Russia Perm Krai
Area:19.1km2
Max-Depth:8m (26feet)

Chusovskoye (Russian: Чусовское) is a lake in Perm Krai, Russia. Area is 19.1 km2. Average depth is 1.5 – 2 m, maximal depth is 8 m. Is stretches from north to south for more than 15 km. It is largest lake in Perm Krai, located in the extreme north of Cherdynsky District, near the border with Komi Republic. There are Visherka River flows out of the lake and Beryozovka River, that flows into the lake in the north.

Etymology

Name of the lake derived from Komi-Permyak word ‘chus’ that means ‘canyon’.

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