Maloye Yarovoye

Maloye Yarovoye (Russian: Малое Яровое, lit. 'Little Yarovoye') is a salt lake in Slavgorod Municipality, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.^[1]

Maloye Yarovoye
Малое Яровое
Twilight panorama of the lakeshore
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Location	Kulunda Plain West Siberian Plain
Coordinates	53°02′31″N 79°07′44″E
Type	endorheic
Catchment area	1,010 square kilometers (390 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	7.2 kilometers (4.5 mi)
Max. width	6.3 kilometers (3.9 mi)
Surface area	35.2 square kilometers (13.6 sq mi)
Average depth	2 meters (6 ft 7 in)
Max. depth	5 meters (16 ft)
Residence time	UTC+6
Surface elevation	98 meters (322 ft)
Islands	None

The lake is located in the northwestern part of the Krai. The nearest inhabited places are Vladimirovka and Semyonovka, located not far from the northwestern shore. Slavgorod lies 28 kilometers (17 mi) to the west.^[2] The lake is a protected area.^[3]

Geography

Located in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain, Maloye Yarovoye has a roughly circular shape with a diameter of about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi). The lakeshore is steep, sloping down from heights between 3 meters (9.8 ft) and 5 meters (16 ft). The water is saline and the lake bottom has layers of sand and silt.^[3]

Lake Kulunda lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the east, Belenkoye (Tabunsky District) 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) to the southeast, Belenkoye (Slavgorod Municipality) 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the east, Bolshoye Yarovoye 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the WSW and Burlinskoye 43 kilometers (27 mi) to the WNW.^[2]

Flora and fauna

Maloye Yarovoye is surrounded by steppe vegetation. There are no fish in the lake, its only aquatic fauna is the small crustacean Artemia salina.^[3][4]

See also

• List of lakes of Russia