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Lake Chukhloma

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Location
  
Kostroma Oblast

Basin countries
  
Russia

Average depth
  
4.5 m (15 ft)

Area
  
48.7 km²

Type
  
natural lake

Surface area
  
48.7 km (18.8 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
148 m

Mean depth
  
4.5 m

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Chukhloma Lake (Russian: Чухломское озеро) is a freshwater lake in Kostroma Oblast in Russia. It is located at around 58°47′N 42°37′E, at an elevation of 148 meters above sea level. It has an area of 48.7 km², and an average depth of 4.5 meters.

Map of Lake Chukhloma, Kostromskaya Oblast, Russia

The lake is almost circular in shape, with a diameter of 6–7 km. The shores are flat and boggy. The bottom consists of mud and silt. It is frozen from late October to late April. A number of small rivers and streams enters the Chukhloma Lake. It has an outflow towards the northwest, which drains towards the Kostroma River.

At the lake's southeastern shore lies the town of Chukhloma. At its northern shore, in the village of Nozhkino, lies the Avraamiyevo-Gorodetsky Monastery, founded by Avraamy of Galich in the 15th century.

References

Lake Chukhloma Wikipedia