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Białe Augustowskie (lake)

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Type
  
Ribbon lake

Max. length
  
6 km (3.7 mi)

Surface area
  
4.8 km (1.9 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
122 m

Basin countries
  
Poland

Max. width
  
1.35 km (0.84 mi)

Average depth
  
8 m (26 ft)

Area
  
4.8 km²

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Białe Augustowskie (Polish: Jezioro Białe Augustowskie) - is a ribbon lake in Augustów. Other names: Białe Lake (White Lake) or Krechowieckie Lake.

Map of Jezioro Biale, Augustow, Poland

The lake has an area of 480 ha. The lakeside is well developed with numerous bays (Orzechówka, Tartaczna, Wierszowiec) and spits (southern lakeside - Pień, Dąbek, Lisi Ogon, northern lakeside - Ostry Róg). A majority of the lakeside is high and barren, forested with creeping pine. There are four islands in the lake (with a total area of 1.5 ha).

References

Białe Augustowskie (lake) Wikipedia