Suringda

Freshwater lake in Vilyuy Plateau

65°30′00″N 105°05′00″E / 65.50000°N 105.08333°E / 65.50000; 105.08333TypeFreshwater lakePrimary outflowsSiringda KhonCatchment area389 km² (150 sq mi)Basin countriesRussiaMax. length14.7 km (9.1 mi)Max. width3.6 km (2.2 mi)Surface area34.2 km² (13.2 sq mi)Surface elevation398 m (1,306 ft)Islandsyes

Suringda (Russian: Сурингда) is a large freshwater lake in Evenkiysky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of 34.2 km² (13.2 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 6 m (20 ft).^[1]

There are no permanent settlements on the shores of lake Suringda. The nearest inhabited place is Ekonda, located 26 km (16 mi) to the NNE of the northern end of the lake.^[2]

Geography

Lake Suringda belongs to the basin of the Vilyuy river and lies to the south of the upper reaches of the Vilyuy. It is the largest lake in an elevated plain of the Vilyuy Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau. To the south and west rises the Ustul Suringdauren (Устул Сурингдаурен), a range of moderate altitude with a maximum height of 806 m (2,644 ft). To the north and east there is flatland dotted with numerous small lakes. The lake has a roughly hourglass shape and is oriented from NW to SE. A landspit in the middle section divides the lake into two parts. The southern part has a more indented coast and many islands.^[3]

The lake freezes between mid October and late May.^[2]

References

^ "Озеро Сурингда in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
^ ^a ^b Google Earth
^ "Q-47_48 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 April 2023.