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Salt lake in Russia For other uses, see Mochan.
Mochan
Мочан
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake after the spring floods
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LocationBaraba Lowland
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates53°59′02″N 77°51′54″E / 53.98389°N 77.86500°E / 53.98389; 77.86500
Typefluvial lake
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi)
Max. width3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi)
Surface area17.1 square kilometers (6.6 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+7
Surface elevation103 meters (338 ft)

Mochan (Russian: Мочан) is a salt lake in Bagansky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.

The lake is located at the southwestern end of the Oblast. The nearest inhabited places are Savkino 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the southeast, Stretynka 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the northwest and Voskresenka 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the southwest. Bagan, the district capital, lies 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the northwest of the northern lakeshore.

Geography

Mochan lies in the Baraba Lowland, West Siberian Plain. It is part of the Bagan river basin. The lake is very shallow and has an angelfish shape, stretching from north to south for over 5 kilometers (3.1 mi). At the northern end there is a 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) long channel connecting the lake with the Bagan to the north. During spring floods Mochan fills with river water, but it is so shallow that it dries out before the summer, becoming a salt marsh.

Flora and fauna

By mid summer the surface of the lake bottom hardens and in the southern part there are islets where thickets of halophyte plants grow, some of which display a striking purple coloration.

Mochan in the late dry season with purple vegetation.

See also

References

  1. Google Earth
  2. "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. Google Maps
  4. ^ СПИСОК ВЫЯВЛЕННЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ НЕДВИЖИМОГО КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ НОВОСИБИРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
  5. ^ Запрос об организации памятника природы в Электронном атласе «Биоразнообразие животного и растительного мира Сибири».

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