Dolgoye
About the lake
- Area: 91 ha
- Location
- 24 км юго-западнее Браслава, у д. Хвосты
- Operator
- Браславские озера
Lake Dolgoye is located in the Braslav District of the Vitebsk Region, 24 km south-west of Braslav, within Braslav Lakes National Park.
The lake covers 1.87 km² and reaches a maximum depth of 31 m (average 5.8 m). It is about 3.53 km long and up to 1.25 km wide. The bottom is irregular, with shoals alternating with deep hollows. The shores are mostly sandy and steep, with bays and headlands, and boggy stretches in the north.
The Drisvyata River flows through the lake. The river links the lake to Lake Vysokoye, and about ten streams flow into Dolgoye. The lake belongs to the Braslav group: several dozen lakes with a combined area of about 130 km², linked by channels and small rivers, most of them in the Druyka basin.
Fish
According to published sources, the lake is home to bream, pike, silver bream, roach, tench, vimba and European eel and other species. The list of species is based on reference data and does not guarantee the presence of fish in any given season.
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