Murati Lake is a lake in Estonia and Latvia. It is located in Ziemeri municipality of Alūksne county, in the Veclaicene protected landscape area. The lake covers an area of 66 ha, of which 11.2 are in Latvia.[1] The shores are low, gently sloping; the bottom is muddy. It flows into the Kura and Alumē (Estonia), and outlets into the Vaidava. Macrophytes: sedges, rushes, reeds, dock, gladioli, elodea, water lilies, water lilies. Ling, pike, perch, roach, bream.[2]

Lake Murati
Location of Murati Lake in Latvia and Estonia.
Location of Murati Lake in Latvia and Estonia.
Lake Murati
Coordinates57°35′0″N 27°5′30″E / 57.58333°N 27.09167°E / 57.58333; 27.09167
Primary inflowsKuura
Primary outflowsVaidava
Basin countriesEstonia, Latvia
Max. length1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Max. width700 m (2,300 ft)
Surface area66.6 ha (165 acres)
Average depth3.6 m (12 ft)
Max. depth4.3 m (14 ft)
Water volume2,394,000 m3 (1,941 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation171.9 m (564 ft)

References

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  1. ^ Enciklopedija "Latvijas daba", Preses nams, 1998, ISBN 9984-00-312-4
  2. ^ ezeri.lv Muratu ezers

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