Ivan-Arakhley Lake System
{{Short description|Group of lakes near Chita, Russia}}
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| name =Ivan-Arakhley Lake System
| other_name =Ивано-Арахлейские озёра
| image = Ivan-Arakhley Lake System ONC E-8, 6th edition.jpg
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| location = Vitim Plateau,
South Siberian System
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| pushpin_map = Russia Zabaykalsky Krai
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Far East
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| basin_countries = Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
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| frozen = October to May
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Ivan-Arakhley Lake System ({{langx|ru|Ивано-Арахлейские озёра}}) is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The villages of Arakhley, Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-49.jpg|title=N-49 Chart (in Russian)|access-date=15 October 2021}}
The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve (Zakaznik), a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of {{convert|210000|ha|abbr=on}}.[http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=2827 Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Ivano-Arakhley Zakaznik]
Geography
The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau. As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" ({{langx|ru|Беклеми́шевские озёра}}) since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about {{Convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} along the Beklemishev Depression.[https://www.booksite.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/105/275.htm Беклеми́шевские озёра]; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)[https://rulandinfo.ru/tours/408/1080/ Беклемишевские озера - rulandinfo.ru] "Chita Lakes" ({{langx|ru|Чити́нские озёра}}) is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita, about {{Convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the west of the city.[http://www.endic.ru/enc_sovet/Chitinskie-ozra-99553.html GSE Читинские озёра — Большая советская энциклопедия]
The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than {{Convert|10|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}: Arakhley, Shaksha,[https://water-rf.ru/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B/1652/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0 Шакша - Water of Russia] Irgen, Ivan, Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun. Arakhley is the largest of the group and is also the one having the greatest depth.{{GVR|209513|Озеро Арахлей}}[https://water-rf.ru/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B/1428/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9 Арахле́й - Water of Russia][http://ez.chita.ru/encycl/concepts/?id=767 Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Арахлей, озеро]
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The system includes 20 smaller lakes with surface areas of roughly {{Convert|1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or less. Lakes Ivan and Tasei belong to the Lena basin. Arakhley, Shaksha, Bolshoy Undugun and Irgen are separated from them by a slight elevation and belong to the Baikal basin through the Khilok river, a tributary of the Selenga.
See also
- List of lakes of Russia
- Yeravna-Khorga Lake System, a similar lake formation located about {{Convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest, in Buryatia.
- Lake Kenon
References
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External links
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- [http://www.pokurortam.ru/05071004108514/ Беклемишевские озера в Забайкальском крае - рай для рыбаков!]
- [https://gazetavechorka.ru/news/2019/02/28/uhu-evshie-na-arahlee-stal-lovit-sya-krupnyy-chebak «Уху евшие»: На Арахлее стал ловиться крупный чебак]