Maly Yeravna
Lake in Buryatia, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maly Yeravna (Russian: Малое Еравное озеро; Russian Buryat: Бага Ярууна) is a fresh water body in the Yeravninsky District, Buryatia, Russia.[1] There are two inhabited places by the lake, Tuldun in the northwestern shore and Shiringa in the northeastern.[2]
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Maly Yeravna | |
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Малое Еравное озеро / Бага Ярууна | |
Location in Buryatia, Russian Far East | |
Location | Vitim Plateau South Siberian System |
Coordinates | 52°39′25″N 111°38′20″E |
Primary inflows | Domnaya, Tuldun |
Catchment area | 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Buryatia, Russia |
Max. length | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) |
Max. width | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
Surface area | 60.5 km2 (23.4 sq mi) |
Average depth | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
Max. depth | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
Surface elevation | 949 m (3,114 ft) |
Frozen | October to May |
Islands | None |
Settlements | Tuldun and Shiringa |
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The Yeravninsky penitentiary settlement was established by Russian Cossack explorers on the eastern bank of the lake in 1675. But by the beginning of the 18th century the prison had lost relevance and only 11 houses and the former prison clerk hut remained.[3]