Murati Lake Explained

Lake Murati
Inflow:Kuura
Outflow:Vaidava
Basin Countries:Estonia, Latvia
Length:1800m (5,900feet)
Width:700m (2,300feet)
Area:66.6ha
Depth:3.6m (11.8feet)
Max-Depth:4.3m (14.1feet)
Volume:2394000m2
Elevation:171.9m (564feet)
Pushpin Map:Latvia
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Murati Lake in Latvia and Estonia.

Murati Lake is a lake in Estonia and Latvia. It is located in Ziemeri municipality of Alūksne county, in the Veclaicene protected landscape area. The lake covers an area of 66 ha, of which 11.2 are in Latvia.[1] The shores are low, gently sloping; the bottom is muddy. It flows into the Kura and Alumē (Estonia), and outlets into the Vaidava. Macrophytes: sedges, rushes, reeds, dock, gladioli, elodea, water lilies, water lilies. Ling, pike, perch, roach, bream.[2]

References

  1. Enciklopedija "Latvijas daba", Preses nams, 1998, ISBN 9984-00-312-4
  2. http://www.ezeri.lv/database/2112/ ezeri.lv Muratu ezers

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