Lake Usvyaty [1][2] is a lake in the Usvyatsky volost of the Ussvyaty Rayon of the Pskov Oblast, Russia. It has a water surface of 6.99 km² (699.0 ha) and a total surface, including islands of 7.03 km² (703.0 ha). The maximum depth of the lake is 3.6 m and the average depth is 1.4 m.[1][3]

Lake Usvyaty
View of Lake Usvyaty
Lake Usvyaty is located in Pskov Oblast
Lake Usvyaty
Lake Usvyaty
Location of Lake Usvyaty in Pskov Oblast
LocationPskov Oblast, Russia
Coordinates55°45′10″N 30°41′59″E / 55.752872°N 30.699711°E / 55.752872; 30.699711
Primary inflowsUsvyacha River
Primary outflowsUsvyacha River
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Average depth1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Max. depth3.6 m (12 ft)
Water volume1.9 km3 (0.46 cu mi)
Surface elevation144 m (472 ft)
SettlementsUsvyaty, Bondarvo, Dvoreets, Molitvino

On the shore of the lake there is the settlement Usvyaty and the villages of Bondarvo, Dvoreets, Molitvino.

The Ussycha River crosses the lake, flowing from north to south-west. The river is part of the Daugava (Western Dvina) river basin .

Type of lake is bream-roach with a glue and pike perch. Mass species of fish: bream, pike perch, pike, roach, perch, gusher, rudd, ruff, glue, sink, burbot, crucian, tench, ide, loach, pinworm.[1]

For the lake is characteristic: in the littoral - silt, peat, sand, silted sand, in the center - silt, local frosts, in the coastal zone - meadows, swamps, wetlands [1]

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