Lake Ozhogino (Russian: Ожогино озеро; Yakut: Одьуогун Күөл, romanized: Ocuogun Küöl) is a large shallow freshwater lake in Sakha, Russia.[1] It has an area of 157 km². It freezes up in late September and stays icebound until June. Ozhogin River (Indigirka's tributary) flows from the lake.[citation needed]

Lake Ozhogino
Lake Ozhogino is located in Russia
Lake Ozhogino
Lake Ozhogino
Lake Ozhogino is located in Sakha Republic
Lake Ozhogino
Lake Ozhogino
LocationSakha
Coordinates69°16′00″N 146°36′00″E / 69.266667°N 146.6°E / 69.266667; 146.6
Primary outflowsOzhogin River
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area157 km2 (61 sq mi)
FrozenSeptember - June

Geography

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The lake is located in the Aby Lowland —part of the East Siberian Lowland, by the southeastern slopes of the Polousny Range. It is the largest of the 15,000 Aby Lakes.[2] Lake Suturuokha lies a short distance to the west.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rumyantsev, Vladislav A.; Kondratyev, Sergey A.; Izmaylova, Anna V. (2012). "Russian Lakes, Geographical Classification". Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs. Springer Netherlands. pp. 679–691. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4410-6_242. ISBN 978-1-4020-5616-1.
  2. ^ Ozhogino / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vol.] / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M .: Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2004—2017.
  3. ^ Google Earth
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