The Great Equal Lake
Big Eravny Oz., Republic of Buryatia, Russia
Description:
Large Eravnoe Lake is located on the territory of the Eravna district in the Republic of Buryatia. It is one of the system of Eravno-Khorgin lakes. The length of the reservoir is about 14 kilometers and a width of about 13 kilometers. The maximum depth is approximately 10 meters.
On the southwestern side, the lake is connected by a small strait with Lake Sosnovym. On the coast of the reservoir is the village of Garam with a population of about 1.5 thousand people.
The lake is rich in natural resources and especially fish. The most common representatives are carp, perch, pike, minnow, roach. In the water area of this lake, a hybrid of Siberian roach and bream, called a scab, was first discovered and described. The lake is of great fishery importance.