Chany, Lakes
General Information
Description |
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Country |
Russian Federation
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Latitude |
54° 50' 0"
(54.8333) |
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Longitude |
77° 30'
0" (77.5000) |
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Physical Characteristics
Description |
Chany Lakes include both permanent saline and permanent fresh lake habitats. |
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Volume |
4.30 km3 |
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Surface Area |
2,500.00 km2 |
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Depth |
Mean depth: 2.0 m
Maximum depth: 6.0 m
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Residence Time |
0.8 years |
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Type |
Saline Permanent Natural
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Catchment |
Catchment size: 29.90
km2
Catchment/surface area ratio: 0:1 |
Socio-Political
Economic Value |
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Major Cities |
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Watershed Management
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Issues |
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Monitoring |
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Biodiversity Conservation
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Designations |
LakeNet Biodiversity Priority Ramsar Site
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Ramsar Site Name |
Chany Lakes |
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Ramsar Designations |
1, 5
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Species of Concern |
Russian Red Data Book species: Oxyura leucocephala, Himantopus himantopus and the globally threatened Numenius tenuirostris,a rare passage migrant. |
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LakeNet Programs
Documents
Resources
Additional Data Sources
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Birkett, C., and I. Mason. 1995. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318. |
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Duker, L. and L. Borre. 2001. Biodiversity conservation of the world's lakes: a preliminary framework for identifying priorities. LakeNet Report Series Number 2. Annapolis, Maryland USA. |
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International Lake Environment Committee, the United Nations Environment Program and Environment Agency, Government of Japan. 1997. World Lakes Database. |
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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The List of Wetlands of International Importance. |
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