Khorosheye (Russian: Хорошее) is a lake in Karasuksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, and Burlinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

Khorosheye
Хорошее
Khorosheye lake Sentinel-2 image
Khorosheye is located in Novosibirsk Oblast
Khorosheye
Khorosheye
Khorosheye is located in Russia
Khorosheye
Khorosheye
LocationKulunda Plain
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates53°32′05″N 78°33′26″E / 53.53472°N 78.55722°E / 53.53472; 78.55722
Typefluvial lake
Primary inflowsBurla
Primary outflowsBurla
Catchment area8,030 square kilometers (3,100 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length15 kilometers (9.3 mi)
Max. width4.4 kilometers (2.7 mi)
Surface area30.3 square kilometers (11.7 sq mi)
Max. depth5 meters (16 ft)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation113 meters (371 ft)
IslandsNone

The lake is located at the southwestern limit of the Oblast, with its southern tip at the border with Altai Krai. Khorosheye town is located by the northwestern shore.[2]

Geography

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Khorosheye lies in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. It has an irregular shape roughly oriented from north to south. The lakeshore is flat with some large bays in the northwest and the south. The Burla river flows through the lake and there is a small dam at the outflow. The water of Khorosheye is fresh and its bottom is sandy.[3][4][5]

Lake Peschanoye, also part of the Burla river basin, lies to the south and is connected with it by a channel. Lake Bolshoye Topolnoye lies 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the southwest, close to the Kazakhstan–Russia border.[2]

Flora and fauna

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There are reeds by the lakeshore. Mostly cultivated fields surround the lake, as well as some areas of steppe vegetation with bushes. The fish species in the lake include chebak, sander, ide, bream, pike, crucian carp, Eurasian carp, perch and common bleak, among others. Peled and crayfish were released in the lake years ago.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Google Maps
  4. ^ Озеро Хорошее
  5. ^ a b Озера Карасукского района Новосибирской области и их рыбохозяйственное освоение
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