| Maloye Yarovoye | |
| Other Name: | Малое Яровое |
| Coords: | 53.0419°N 79.1289°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Altai Krai#Russia |
| Catchment: | 1010sqkm |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 7.2km (04.5miles) |
| Width: | 6.3km (03.9miles) |
| Area: | 35.2sqkm |
| Depth: | 2m (07feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 5m (16feet) |
| Elevation: | 98m (322feet) |
| Islands: | None |
Maloye Yarovoye (Russian: Малое Яровое||Little Yarovoye) is a salt lake in Slavgorod Municipality, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]
The lake is located in the northwestern part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Vladimirovka and Semyonovka, located not far from the northwestern shore. Slavgorod lies 28km (17miles) to the west.[2] The lake is a protected area.[3]
Located in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain, Maloye Yarovoye has a roughly circular shape with a diameter of about 7km (04miles). The lakeshore is steep, sloping down from heights between 3m (10feet) and 5m (16feet). The water is saline and the lake bottom has layers of sand and silt.[3]
Lake Kulunda lies 13km (08miles) to the east, Bolshoye Yarovoye 31km (19miles) to the WSW and Burlinskoye 43km (27miles) to the WNW.[2]
Maloye Yarovoye is surrounded by steppe vegetation. There are no fish in the lake, its only aquatic fauna is the small crustacean Artemia salina.[3] [4]
