Krivaya Puchina

Krivaya Puchina
Кривая Пучина
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Krivaya Puchina is located in Altai Krai
Krivaya Puchina
Krivaya Puchina
Krivaya Puchina is located in Russia
Krivaya Puchina
Krivaya Puchina
LocationKulunda Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°26′39″N 79°21′41″E / 52.44417°N 79.36139°E / 52.44417; 79.36139
Typeendorheic
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length6.3 kilometers (3.9 mi)
Max. width2.1 kilometers (1.3 mi)
Surface area7.3 square kilometers (2.8 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Surface elevation120 meters (390 ft)
SettlementsNovopoltava and Petrovka

Krivaya Puchina (Russian: Кривая Пучина) is a salt lake in Klyuchevsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1]

The lake is located at the western edge of the Krai. The Russia-Kazakhstan border lies 37 kilometers (23 mi) to the southwest. The nearest inhabited places are Novopoltava, located by the southern end, and Petrovka, near the western shore. Klyuchi, the district capital, lies 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the southwest.[2]

The Klyuchevskoye deposit of underground industrial waters is located in the area of the Krivaya Puchina and Tolubay lakes.[3]

Geography

Located in the Kulunda Plain, Krivaya Puchina has an elongated shape. It stretches for approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from north to south. The shores are indented, forming bays an peninsulas.[3][1]

Lake Shukyrtuz lies 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the SSE, Petukhovo 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) in the same direction, and Gorkiye Kilty 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the north.[3][2][4]

Flora and fauna

The lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ a b "N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Историческая справка
  4. ^ Государственный водный реестр Российской Федерации - Озеро Кривая Пучина