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Dorong

{{Short description|Body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia}}

{{Infobox lake

| name = Dorong

| other_name = Доронг

| image = Туризм083.png

| caption = View of lake Dorong.

| image_bathymetry =

| caption_bathymetry =

| location = Southern Muya Range
South Siberian System

| coords = {{Coord|55|17|30|N|112|16|16|E|region:RU_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}Google Earth

| pushpin_map = Russia Buryatia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Buryatia, Russian Far East

| type =

| inflow = Tocha

| outflow = Tocha

| catchment = {{Convert|241|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| basin_countries = Buryatia, Russia

| length = {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| width = {{Convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| area = {{Convert|6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| depth =

| max-depth = {{Convert|55|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| volume =

| residence_time =

| shore =

| elevation = {{convert|1110|m|0|abbr=on}}

| islands = None

| cities =

| frozen =

}}

Dorong ({{langx|ru|Доронг}}) is a body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia.{{GVR|238975|Озеро Доронг (Точа)}} The name originated in an Evenki word.

Dorong is a natural monument of Russia because of its landscapes.{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/adm/buryatia.html|title=Peak Visor - Buryatia Mountains|access-date=8 October 2021}} The valley of the lake acts as a corridor and is usually very windy.

Geography

The lake is located at the southwestern corner of the Southern Muya Range, near where it merges with the Ikat Range. It is a deep and elongated lake, bound by steep mountains on both sides. The Dorong stretches roughly from north to south for {{Convert|8.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} and has a width of about {{Convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} which remains fairly constant along the length of the lake. The Tocha river, belonging to the Tsipa basin, enters the lake from the north and flows out of it from the south.Google Earth{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-49.jpg|title=N-49 Chart (in Russian)|access-date=6 October 2021}}[http://wikimapia.org/12195539/ru/%D0%9E%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3 Wikimapia]

Fauna

Whitefish species are common in the waters of the lake.[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-the-sampling-sites-black-circle-in-the-Baunt-Lake-system_fig1_259866473 Morphological, ecological and mtDNA sequence variation in coregonid fish from the Baunt Lake system (the Vitim River basin)]

See also

References

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External links

  • {{commonscat-inline|Lake Dorong}}
  • [https://vk.com/video163257714_456240221 Бурятия. Озеро Доронг.]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozKXhZmhyKA Экспедиция на оз. Доронг. Серия 5]
  • [https://goodhotels.ru/en/kakie-vidy-sportivnogo-turizma-razvivayutsya-v-buryatii/ Geography of tourism in the Republic of Buryatia]

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