Yeravna-Khorga Lake System
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Yeravna-Khorga Lake System (Russian: Еравно-Хоргинской системы озёр) is a group of relatively shallow fresh water bodies in the Yeravninsky District, Buryatia, Russia. The villages of Isinga, Khorga, Tuldun, Gunda, Shiringa, Garam, as well as Sosnovo-Ozerskoye, the district capital, are located near the lakes.[2]
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Yeravna-Khorga Lake System | |
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Еравно-Хоргинской системы озёр | |
Location in Buryatia, Russian Far East | |
Location | Vitim Plateau, South Siberian System |
Coordinates | 52°42′N 111°32′E[1] |
Primary outflows | Kholoy |
Basin countries | Buryatia, Russia |
Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
Surface elevation | ca 950 m (3,117 ft) |
Frozen | October to May |
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There are fisheries of local importance in most of the lakes of the group.[3]