Lake Ozhogino Explained

Lake Ozhogino
Pushpin Map:Russia#Russia Sakha Republic
Basin Countries:Russia
Area:157km2
Frozen:September - June

Lake Ozhogino (; Yakut: Одьуогун Күөл|translit=Ocuogun Küöl) is a large shallow freshwater lake in Sakha, Russia.[1] It has an area of 157 km². It freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. Ozhogin River (Indigirka's tributary) flows from the lake.

Geography

The lake is located in the Aby Lowland —part of the East Siberian Lowland, by the southeastern slopes of the Polousny Range. It is the largest of the 15,000 Aby Lakes.[2] Lake Suturuokha lies a short distance to the west.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Rumyantsev . Vladislav A. . Kondratyev . Sergey A. . Izmaylova . Anna V. . Russian Lakes, Geographical Classification . Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs . 679–691 . 2012 . 10.1007/978-1-4020-4410-6_242 . 978-1-4020-5616-1 . Springer Netherlands.
  2. Ozhogino / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.
  3. [Google Earth]