Goose lake

Goose lake is located in the south of Buryatia in Russia. It is located in a tectonic depression between the Monostoy ridges in the southeast and Hambinsky in the northwest. The area of the water mirror is 164.7 square kilometers. The depth reaches 28 meters. In the reservoir flow rivers Tsagan-Gol in the south and Zagustay in the north. Its source from the lake takes the river Bain-Gol. The water freezes in late October and thaws in mid-May.

The name of the lake was given by the abundance of geese on the island of Oseredysh. Today, the island is submerged under water. The geese are no longer on the lake.

There are quite a lot of fish in the lake - perch, pike, roach, carp and ulcer. As a result of acclimatization works, there are also Amur catfish, Baikal omul, Amur sazan.

On the coast of the lake are the villages of Baraty and Goose Lake and the city of Gusinoozersk.