Volos Yuzhny
About the lake
- Area: 118 ha
- Location
- 5 км северо-восточнее Браслава, у д. Заборное
- Operator
- Браславские озера
Lake Volos Yuzhny is located in the Braslav District of the Vitebsk Region, 5 km north-east of Braslav, within Braslav Lakes National Park.
The lake covers 1.21 km² and reaches a maximum depth of 40.4 m (average 12.5 m). It is about 2.5 km long and up to 0.7 km wide. The shallows are sandy, while the deep part of the bottom is covered with clay silt. The shores are low and boggy in places. The basin is elongated from north to south: a narrow sandy littoral zone gives way to a steep slope.
It is linked by channels to Lake Volos Severny. The lake is surrounded on three sides by other lakes of the Braslav group. 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, perch, roach, tench, burbot, vendace, smelt, ruffe and European bullhead. In total, 15 fish species have been recorded in the lake.
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