Peschanoye (Barnaulka basin)

{{Short description|Salt lake in Altai Krai, Russia}}

{{About||other meanings|Peschanoye (disambiguation)#Bodies of water{{!}}Peschanoye}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Peschanoye

| other_name = Песчаное

| image = Берег озера Песчаное.jpg

| caption = Ribbon forest by the lakeshore

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| location = Ob Plateau
West Siberian Plain

| coords = {{coord|52|47|15|N|82|26|59|E|type:waterbody_region:RU|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Russia Altai Krai#Russia

| type = exorheic

| inflow =

| outflow = Barnaulka

| catchment = {{convert|3130|sqkm|sp=us}}

| basin_countries = Russia

| length = {{convert|6.9|km|sp=us}}

| width = {{convert|1.6|km|sp=us}}

| area = {{convert|6.1|sqkm|sp=us}}

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| residence_time = UTC+7

| shore =

| elevation = {{convert|216|m|sp=us}}

| islands =

| cities = Peschanoye

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Peschanoye ({{langx|ru|Песчаное}}) is a salt lake in Topchikhinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.Google Earth

The lake lies roughly in the middle of the Krai. The nearest town is Peschanoye located near the northeastern lakeshore. Topchikha, the district capital, lies {{convert|47|km|sp=us}} to the east, and Barnaul, the capital of the Krai, {{convert|145|km|sp=us}} to the northeast.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-44.jpg|title=N-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=5 August 2024}} The lake is a tourist attraction.[https://turbaza.ru/altajskij-kraj/id1964/ База отдыха «У Озера»]

Geography

Peschanoye is in the area of the sources of the Barnaulka river. It lies in one of the wide ravines of glacial origin that cut diagonally across the Ob Plateau slanting towards the Ob River. The lake has an elongated shape, stretching roughly from northeast to southwest for almost {{convert|7|km|sp=us}}. It is connected by a channel with neighboring lake Serebrennikovskoye to the southwest. The shores are flat and the northern section of the lake is broader than the southern one.[https://bazauozera.ru/ БАЗА У ОЗЕРА - для комфортного семейного отдыха][https://verum.wiki/index.php?item=rpv:762637 Озеро Песчаное]

There are a number of lakes in the same trench. Lakes Bakhmatovskoye and Sredneye are located {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} to the southwest and Zerkalnoye {{convert|12|km|sp=us}} further away in the same direction.

Flora and fauna

The ribbon pine forest characteristic of the Ob Plateau grows close to the lake.

See also

References

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