Studyonoye (lake)

Lake in Russia

For the lakeside settlement, see Studyonoye (Novosibirsk Oblast).

Studyonoye
Студёное
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake
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Location	Baraba Lowland West Siberian Plain
Coordinates	53°35′10′′N 77°32′10′′E / 53.58611°N 77.53611°E / 53.58611; 77.53611
Type	endorheic lake
Primary inflows	Karasuk
Catchment area	8,590 square kilometers (3,320 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi)
Max. width	1.7 kilometers (1.1 mi)
Surface area	8.6 square kilometers (3.3 sq mi)
Residence time	UTC+7
Surface elevation	101 meters (331 ft)
Islands	none
Settlements	Studyonoye

Studyonoye (Russian: Студёное) is a lake in Karasuksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.^[1]

The lake is located at the southwestern end of the Oblast. The nearest inhabited place is Studyonoye, located by the northern lakeshore. Karasuk, the district capital, lies 42 kilometers (26 mi) to the northeast.^[2]

Geography

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Studyonoye lies in the transitional zone between the Baraba Lowland and the Kulunda Steppe, West Siberian Plain. It is part of the Karasuk river basin of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. The lake has an elongated shape, stretching from north to south for almost 6 kilometers (3.7 mi). Smaller lake Zimneye is located close to the southwest of the southern end. The mouth of the Karasuk river lies in the middle of the eastern shore. The river reaches the lake in years of abundant water.^[3]^[4] Lake Chagan straddles the Kazakhstan–Russia border 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south, Astrodym lies 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the east, Bolshoye Topolnoye 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southeast, and Mochan 43 kilometers (27 mi) to the NNE.^[2]