Žuvintas

{{Short description|Lake in Lithuania}}

{{distinguish|Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve}}

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| name = Lake Žuvintas

| image = Žuvintas1.JPG

| caption = Žuvintas from Aleknonys village

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| location = Alytus district

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| outflow = Dovinė River

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| basin_countries = Lithuania

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| area = {{convert|9.65|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|0.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| max-depth = {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Zuvintas

| designation1_date = 4 October 1993

| designation1_number = 628{{Cite web|title=Zuvintas|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/628|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}

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Lake Žuvintas is a shallow lake in Alytus district, central Lithuania. Area of Žuvintas Lake is 965 ha. It is the shallowest lake in Lithuania with the greatest depth 3 m and average only 0.6 m. It is a paradise for water birds, but also faces danger of becoming a swamp.{{cite web | last=Huisman | first=Nick | title=Protected areas in Lithuania: Part 1 | website=European Wilderness Society | date=2020-05-01 | url=https://wilderness-society.org/protected-areas-in-lithuania-part-1-nature-reserves/ | access-date=2024-04-10}}

Lake Žuvintas is found in Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve, Lithuania's oldest nature protection area.