Pike lake
Tver region and Smolensk region, Russia
Description:
The height above sea level is 177 meters, and the area is 10.8 square kilometers. The greatest depth reaches 12 meters.
The lake is of glacial origin. It is located in a strip of hilly-row Valdai relief. The reservoir belongs to the basin of the Western Dvina River. From the lake flows the river Dolzhitsa, which flows into the river Elsha, which in turn connects with Mezha, which carries its waters to the Western Dvina.
The shores and bottom of the lake are sandy, almost universally overgrown with reed. Close entrances to the shore are few. There's chilim water nut here. Underwater fauna is represented by such species of fish as pike, perch, bream, carp, roach, nalim and others.
The western part of the reservoir belongs to the Smolensk Poozerie National Natural Park.