Lake Mogotoyevo | |
Other Name: | Моготоево озеро / Моҕотой Күөлэ |
Location: | Sakha Republic, Russia |
Coords: | 72.0233°N 149.1433°W |
Lake Type: | Coastal lagoon |
Catchment: | 1170km2 |
Basin Countries: | Russia |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia |
Length: | 34km (21miles) |
Width: | 15km (09miles) |
Area: | 323km2 |
Elevation: | 1m (03feet) |
Frozen: | late September–June |
Lake Mogotoyevo (Russian: Моготоево озеро; Yakut: Моҕотой Күөлэ|translit=Moğotoy Küöle) is a coastal lake in Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.
With an area of 323km2, it is the largest coastal lagoon in the Yana-Indigirka Lowland[1] the lake freezes in the second half of September and melts in June.[2] The Bogdashkina river mouth lies to the west of the lake and Gusinaya Bay to the southeast.[3] [4]
In the lake, large numbers of omul, Siberian ryapushka and nelma can be found.[5] It is a breeding place for the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus).[6]