Gaładuś Lake

Gaładuś
Gaładuś Lake at twilight.
Gaładuś
Coordinates	54°10′06″N 23°25′14″E
Type	Ribbon lake
Basin countries	Poland, Lithuania
Max. length	10.6 km (6.6 mi)
Max. width	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface area	7.29 km^2 (2.81 sq mi)
Average depth	12.7 m (42 ft)
Max. depth	54.8 m (180 ft)
Water volume	1,606,000 m^3 (1,302 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	134.3 m (441 ft)

Gaładuś (Lithuanian: Galadusys) is a ribbon lake located in the Suwałki Region, where it is the second largest lake by area.[1] The lake is located in the north-east of Poland and the south of Lithuania. The lake is located in the Gmina Sejny, Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland, and in the region of Lazdijai in Lithuania. The lake has high and non-forested banks. The lake and its catchment area is found in the drainage basin of the Neman, in the watershed of the Biała Hańcza (Baltoji Ančia).[2]

References

1. red. Stanisław Imielski; aut. tekstu pol. Alfred Dorochowicz, aut. tekstu lit. Daina Akiniene; Państwowa Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska; et al. (1996). Stan czystości Jeziora Gaładuś w latach 1991-1995. Suwałki: Państwowa Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska. ISBN 8386676930.
2. Bednarczuk-Rzepko, Wanda (2007). Pojezierze Suwalskie i Puszcza Augustowska. Bielsko-Biała: Pascal. ISBN 9788373048027.