Lake Žuvintas

Lake Žuvintas

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Žuvintas
image_lake =
caption_lake = Outflow of Dovinė River from the lake
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location = Alytus district
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inflow =
outflow = Dovinė River
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basin_countries = Lithuania
length =
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area = convert|9.65|km2|mi2|abbr=on
depth = convert|0.6|m|ft|abbr=on
max-depth = convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on
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Lake Žuvintas is a shallow lake in Alytus district, central Lithuania. Area of Žuvintas Lake is 965 ha. It is the shallowest lake in Lithuania with the greatest depth 3 m and average only 0.6 m. It is a paradise for water birds, but also faces danger of becoming a swamp.

Nature reserve

It is a strictly protected reserve. It is first Nature Reserve in Lithuania, established by an outstanding Lithuanian naturalist and ornithologist professor Tadas Ivanauskas (1882-1970) in 1937. Žuvintas Strict Nature Reserve was enrolled into the International list of Designated Wetlands and Shallow Waters of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) since the year 1993. Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve has the status of Important Bird Area (IBA) and Site of Community Importance (SAC) in compliance with the established criteria for European conservation territories of natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora since 2004.

External links

* [http://www.zuvintas.lt/en/index.php Official site of Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve]


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