Lake Chany

For the urban-type settlement in Novosibirsk Oblast, see Chany.

Lake Chany
from space, October 1994
Location	Novosibirsk Oblast
Coordinates	54°50′N 77°40′E / 54.833°N 77.667°E / 54.833; 77.667Coordinates: 54°50′N 77°40′E / 54.833°N 77.667°E / 54.833; 77.667
Lake type	Freshwater
Primary inflows	Chulym
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	91 km (57 mi)
Max. width	88 km (55 mi)
Surface area	2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)
Average depth	2 m (6.6 ft)
Max. depth	7 m (23 ft)
Surface elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Islands	many

Although Lake Chany (Russian: озеро Чаны) is not well known outside of Russia, it is one of the largest lakes in Russia (located at 54°50′N 77°40′E / 54.833°N 77.667°E / 54.833; 77.667). Lake Chany is a shallow, freshwater lake that has a fluctuating water level, which can change from season to season and year to year. At the time that this picture was taken, the water level in the lake appears to be low, even to the point where the western end and the northeast corner of the lake seem to be separate lakes. A variety of ecosystems that surround the lake include a mixture of wetlands, salt marshes, and a mixture of birch and aspen forests. Lake Chany in particular is critically important for the migratory birds of Siberia.

References

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Kipriyanova L.M., Yermolaeva N.I., Bezmaternykh D.M., Dvurechenskaya S.Ya., Mitrophanova E.Yu. Changes in the biota of Chany Lake along a salinity gradient // Hydrobiologia. – 2007. – V. 576, №1. – P. 83-93.