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Lake Itkul

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Primary outflows
  
Istok

Max. length
  
7 km (4.3 mi)

Surface area
  
30 km (12 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
273 m

Mean depth
  
7.8 m

Cities
  
Verkhny Ufaley

Basin countries
  
Russia

Max. width
  
5 km (3.1 mi)

Catchment area
  
154 km²

Area
  
30 km²

Number of islands
  
1

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Primary inflows
  
Dolgaya, Shardatma, Zyuzelka, Karabayka, Kamenuchka


Itkul is a lake situated in the north of the Chelyabinsk oblast, 20 kilometers from the town of Verkhny Ufaley. Lake Itkul was declared a natural monument.

Map of oz. Itkul', Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, 456813

The lake is surrounded by low Ural mountains, the highest of them being Karabayka (544 m) on the south-western shore of Lake Itkul. Here in Lake Itkul small river flows Karabayka.

References

Lake Itkul Wikipedia