Lake Big Leprindo
Big Leprindo, Trans-Baikal Territory, Russia
Description:
Lake Big Leprindo is the largest lake among the reservoirs belonging to the Udokano-Charsky watershed. Its catchment area is 241 square kilometers, and the water mirror area is 17.1. The lake stretches from east to west. Large Leprindo is united by a duct with Lake Little Leprindo.
The study of the lake began in 1961 at two bases located on the northern and western shores of the lake. The heating of the water in Greater Leprindeau begins with ice. Every year from June to September, about 250 millimeters of water evaporate from the water surface of the lake.