Lake Teletskoye
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Lake Teletskoye (Altay: Altyn-Köl, Russian: Озеро Телецкое) is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia.
Situated at a height of 434 m (1424 feet) above sea level, the lake is 78 km (48 miles) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide and lies between the mountain ridges Korbu and Al-tyntu. Its surface area is 233 km² (90 sq mi); however, due to its considerable depth (325 m, 1,066 ft), the lake contains no less than 40 km³ (15 sq mi) of fresh water. The lake is surrounded by mountains of 600-1300 m in the northern part and about 1700-2400 m (5600 - 7900 ft) in the southern part.
About 70 rivers and 150 temporary streams flow into the lake, the largest of them, Chulyshman River, supplying more than half of the lake's water. The lake is drained through a single outlet, the Biya River, which, after its confluence with the Katun River, forms one of Siberia's largest rivers, the Ob River.
Lake Teletskoe is included into Altaisky Nature Reserve. That reserve along with the Katun Natural Reserve near Belukha Mountain and the Ukok Plateau Nature Refuge were listed as one of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites under name "Golden Mountains of Altai".[1]
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- ^ Altai - Pearl of Siberia. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
