Lake Drūkšiai

Lake Drūkšiai
Lake Drūkšiai in Lithuania, at Tilžė village
Coordinates	55°37′17″N 26°36′21″E / 55.62139°N 26.60583°E / 55.62139; 26.60583Coordinates: 55°37′17″N 26°36′21″E / 55.62139°N 26.60583°E / 55.62139; 26.60583
Catchment area	613 km2 (237 sq mi)
Basin countries	Lithuania, Belarus
Surface area	44.79 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Average depth	7.6 m (25 ft)
Max. depth	33.3 m (109 ft)
Surface elevation	141.6 m (465 ft)

Lake Drūkšiai, also called Lake Drysviaty or Lake Drysvyaty^[1], or Drisvyaty (Belarusian: Дрысвяты, pronounced [drɨˈsʲvʲatɨ]; Russian: Дрисвяты) is a lake located partly in the northeastern part of Lithuania and partly in the Vitebsk Voblast, in Belarus. The lake water was used to cool the reactors of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.

The greatest depth of the lake is 33.3 m, and the average depth is 7.6 m. The basin of the lake was formed during the movement of the glaciers by two perpendicular channels, which expanded north to south and west to east. The maximum depth of the first channel is 29 m, and the second one - 33.3 m. The greatest depths are located near the middle of the lake. The shallowest part is on the south ridge of the lake, its depth is approximately between 3 and 7 meters.

Six small rivers flow into the lake, and one dammed river flows out.^[2]

See also

• Lakes of Lithuania

Footnotes

1. ^ "Treaty concerning the lithuanian-belarusian state frontier.Signed at Vilnius on 6 February 1995". United Nations. http://untreaty.un.org/unts/120001_144071/28/1/00022978.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-01. 
2. ^ "ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES OF RADIOACTIVITY AND THE INCIDENCE OF THYROID DISEASE AT THE IGNALINA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT". Oregon State University. http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~hambydm/papers/lit1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

References

• Druksiai ecological tourism center
• Site name: Lake Druksiai with adjacent territories. Ecological Institute at University of Vilnius.