Lake Itkul

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Itkul
lake Itkul
Itkul is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Itkul
Itkul
Coordinates56°05′N 60°18′E / 56.09°N 60.3°E / 56.09; 60.3 (Lake Itkul)
Primary inflowsDolgaya, Shardatma, Zyuzelka, Karabayka, Kamenuchka
Primary outflowsIstok
Catchment area154 km2 (0 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area30 km2 (12 sq mi)
Average depth7.8 m (26 ft)
Max. depth16.6 m (54 ft)
Water volume0.0234 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface elevation273 m (896 ft)
FrozenNovember–May
Islands1
SettlementsVerkhny Ufaley

Lake Itkul is situated in the north of the Chelyabinsk Oblast, 20 kilometers from the town of Verkhny Ufaley. Lake Itkul was declared a natural monument.

The lake is surrounded by low summits of the Ural Mountains, the highest of them being Karabayka (544 m) on the southwestern shore of Lake Itkul. Here in Lake Itkul small river flows Karabayka.

Lakeside Itkul