Julul is a high mountain lake in the east of the Republic of Altai of the Russian Federation . It is located on the territory of the Altai Reserve , in the Ulagansky district of the Altai Republic . It is located north-west, near Lake Hindiktig-Khol . The second largest lake of the republic.
| Lake | |
| Julukul | |
|---|---|
 View of the lake from the ridge Shashpal | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 2200 m |
| Dimensions | 10 Γ 3.5 km |
| Square | 30.2 kmΒ² |
| Deepest | 7 m |
| Pool | |
| Flowing river | Chulyshman |
| Flowing river | Chulyshman |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Altai Republic |
| Area | Ulagan district |
Content
Physical-geographical characteristic
It is located in the headwaters of the Chulyshman River at an altitude of 2,200 m [1] or 2,176 m . The length of the lake is 10 km, the width is 3.5 km, the area is about 30 kmΒ², the depth is 7 m. The lake is of moraine-diving origin. The shores are low, swamped, busy with dwarf birch and grasses. The Julukul hollow is a unique natural laboratory for studying the ancient glaciation of the Altai Mountains .
Fauna
The lake is teeming with fish. Of great interest is the bird market - the only one in Altai, where rare species of birds nest : cormorants and gulls .
Notes
- β Map of the General Staff
Literature
- T. Vdovina, T. I. Zlobina, O. Polunina. Sights of Gorny Altai. - Barnaul: Five plus, 2008. - 232 p. - ISBN 978-5-9900731-8-0 .