Lisi Lake

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Lisi lake ( _ka. ლისის ტბა) is a small lake in the vicinity of Tbilisi, Georgia; belongs to the Kura valley. The landscape is rocky and arid with shrub vegetation and plots of steppe. The lake itself provides a shelter to various waterbirds. In landscapes near the lake, one can watch small reptiles, birds, fox and hare, Mediterranean plant associations.

Climate

There is a Warm, Mediterranean, and reasonably dry climate in Lisi Lake. The annual precipitation is roughly 400 mm (< 20 mm in January, < 40 mm in April, < 40 mm in July, < 30 mm in October), and there are 20 to 30 days with heavy rains per year. There are also 10 to 20 days with snow cover. The mean temperatures are: January /0, April/12, July /23, October /13, and the mean maximum temperature (in July) is 37 degrees celsius.

See also

*Turtle Lake, Tbilisi

External links

* [http://www.georgiatoday.ge/article_details.php?id=1776 Lisi Lake to Regain Past Glory] , by Nino Patsuria. "Georgia Today" October 6, 2006.