Lake Rychy
| Rychy / Richi / Riču | |
|---|---|
 View to the lake from Belarus side | |
| Location | Belarus, Latvia |
| Coordinates | 55°41′53″N 26°42′40″E / 55.698°N 26.711°ECoordinates: 55°41′53″N 26°42′40″E / 55.698°N 26.711°E |
| Lake type | freshwater |
| Surface area | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 10.2 m (33 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 51.9 m (170 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 5 |
Lake Rychy (Belarusian: Возера Рычы), Richi (Russian: Ричи), or Richu (Latvian: Riču ezers) is a freshwater lake shared by the Vitsebsk Voblast, northern Belarus, and Daugavpils Municipality, Latvia.
The lake is second-deepest in Belarus and fourth-deepest in Latvia.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
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