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Floodplain lake in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Lake Bolon
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LocationKhabarovsk Krai, Russia
Coordinates49°48′00″N 136°22′00″E / 49.8°N 136.3666667°E / 49.8; 136.3666667
TypeFloodplain lake
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length70 km (43 mi)
Max. width20 km (12 mi)
Surface area338 km (131 sq mi)
Max. depth4 m (13 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLake Bolon and the mouths of the Selgon and Simmi Rivers
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.686

Lake Bolon (Russian: Болонь) is a large freshwater lake in the Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of 338 km²; it is 70 km long and 20 km wide, and has a maximum depth of about 4 m. It is located on the broad west-bank flood plain of the Amur River about 80 km south of Komsomolsk and drains into the Amur by a 9 km channel. Lake Bolon is an important stopping place for migratory birds. The south end of the lake is a nature preserve.

References

  1. "Lake Bolon and the mouths of the Selgon and Simmi Rivers". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "22. Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands" Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. Wetlands International. Retrieved 25 January 2010.


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