dunaku ezersDūnākļa Lake is located in the north of the Latgale upland, in the western part of Zvirgzdene parish and Ludza town; it is 132.9 m above sea level. It has many creeks and corners. In the western part there is Rožsala island and a peninsula surrounded by narrow creeks. The shores are low. In the southern part they are peaty; in some parts of the northern and eastern shores are higher. The bottom is even with a thick layer of sludge. The eastern part is deeper. Water comes from ditches. In the east the lake is connected with Big Ludza Lake.

Area: 82.7 ha; with the island: 89.7 ha

Length: 1.6 km; max. width: 1.1 km.

Average depth: 2.2 m; max. depth: 3.7 m.

Basin: 31 km2 (the lake belongs to the basin of the Velikaya River)

 

Latvijas daba. 2.sēj. – Rīga: Latvijas enciklopēdija, 1994. – P. 14.

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