Kenon
Lake of Zabaykalsky Krai
52°02′19″N 113°22′50″E / 52.03861°N 113.38056°E / 52.03861; 113.38056[1]Kenon (Russian: Кенон) is a fresh water body in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.[2] The name of the lake originated in the Evenki language.[3]
The city of Chita is located near the lakeshore and lake Kenon is surrounded by residential areas, railways, highways and agricultural land. There is also a rather narrow city beach zone which is popular in the summer, although there is substantial pollution. Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological remains were found by the shores of the lake.[3]
Geography
Kenon lake is part of the Ingoda river basin, It is located in the Chita-Ingoda Depression (Читино-Ингодинская впадина), in the western outskirts of Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai. A few small streams flow into the lake. The main ones are the Ivanovka and Kadala rivers,[4] which have their sources in the neighboring Yablonovy Range. The outflow is through a 2 km (1.2 mi) long channel leading to the Ingoda that fills with water only in the wettest years.[3][5]
The lake is frozen between late October and early May.[3]
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Fauna
Among the fish species present in the lake, the main ones are perch, Amur chebak, Amur pike, goldfish, Amur carp and Amur catfish.[3]
See also
- List of lakes of Russia
- Ivan-Arakhley Lake System, located to the west
References
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Озеро Кенон in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d e Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Кенон, озеро
- ^ "Река Ивановский (Ивановка) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 September 2021.
External links
Media related to Lake Kenon at Wikimedia Commons
