Peschanoye (Burla basin)

For other meanings, see Peschanoye.

Peschanoye (Russian: Песчаное) is a lake in Burlinsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.

Peschanoye
Песчаное
Peschanoye lake Sentinel-2 image
Peschanoye Peschanoye
Location	Kulunda Plain West Siberian Plain
Coordinates	53°24′31″N 78°34′46″E
Type	fluvial lake
Primary inflows	Burla
Primary outflows	Burla
Catchment area	7,660 square kilometers (2,960 sq mi)
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Max. width	4.4 kilometers (2.7 mi)
Surface area	26.1 square kilometers (10.1 sq mi)
Average depth	1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in)
Residence time	UTC+6
Surface elevation	114 meters (374 ft)
Islands	None

The lake is located at the northwestern end of the Krai, close to the border with Novosibirsk Oblast. The nearest inhabited places are Novopeschanoye, located by the western end, and Novoalexeyevka near the southern shore.

Geography

Peschanoye lies in the Kulunda Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. It has an elongated shape roughly oriented from east to west. The lakeshore is flanked in some stretches by steep, between 3 meters (9.8 ft) and 4 meters (13 ft) high, cliff-like banks. The Burla river flows into the lake from the east and out of it from the north. The water of the lake is fresh and its bottom is sandy.

Lake Khorosheye, also part of the Burla river basin, lies to the north and Khomutinoye close to the eastern end; both are connected with Peschanoye by channels. Pink lake Burlinskoye is located 26 kilometers (16 mi) to the south and Bolshoye Topolnoye 32 kilometers (20 mi) to the west.

Flora and fauna

There are mostly cultivated fields close to the lake, as well as some steppe vegetation. The fish species in Peschanoye include sander, ide, bream, pike, burbot, perch and common roach, among others.

See also

• List of lakes of Russia

External links

• Media related to Peschanoye (Burla basin) at Wikimedia Commons