Lake Itkul

Itkul
lake Itkul
Coordinates 56°05′N 60°18′E / 56.09°N 60.3°E / 56.09; 60.3 (Lake Itkul)
Primary inflows Dolgaya, Shardatma, Zyuzelka, Karabayka, Kamenuchka
Primary outflows Istok
Catchment area 154 km2 (0 sq mi)
Basin countries Russia
Max. length 7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width 5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area 30 km2 (12 sq mi)
Average depth 7.8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth 16.6 m (54 ft)
Water volume 0.0234 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface elevation 273 m (896 ft)
Frozen November–May
Islands 1
Settlements Verkhny Ufaley

Lake Itkul is situated in the north of the Chelyabinsk Oblast, 20 kilometers from the town of Verkhny Ufaley. Lake Itkul was declared a natural monument.

The lake is surrounded by low summits of the Ural Mountains, the highest of them being Karabayka (544 m) on the southwestern shore of Lake Itkul. Here in Lake Itkul small river flows Karabayka.

Lakeside Itkul
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