Lake Beloye (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)

For other uses, see Lake Beloye (disambiguation).

Beloye (Russian: Белое, meaning White) was a small freshwater lake in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It lay approximately 300 meters from the village of Bolotnikovo. In May 2005, the lake disappeared overnight for unknown reasons. It is speculated that the lake drained into an underground river or cave system due to subsidence.^[1][2] Seventy years before the 2005 disappearance, in 1935, several houses were destroyed under similar circumstances. In 1600, there was a church standing where Beloye Lake was, which sank into the ground over a day.^[3]

Lake Beloye
Lake Beloye Show map of Russia Lake Beloye Show map of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Location	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates	55°47′35.7″N 42°26′54.8″E
Type	Freshwater
Basin countries	Russia

See also

• Lake Peigneur