The Upper Mul'inskoe [1] [2] [3] (Verkhnemultinsky Lake [4] ) is one of the Multinsky lakes . Its length is 1425 m [5] (1250 m [6] ), the average width is 286 m, and the maximum depth is 47.7 m [5] . The lake is located at an altitude of 1860 m [6] above sea level . The lake has an oval shape, extending from north to south [6] .
| Lake | |
| Upper Multa | |
|---|---|
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| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 1860 m |
| Dimensions | 1,425 × 0,286 km |
| Deepest | 47.7 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Altai Republic |
| Area | Ust-Koksinsky district |
The Upper Multa Lake is located on the territory of the Katunsky Reserve . [5] The water temperature in July is 8 ° C. The northern part of the lake is marshy; the southern coast is a scree, along which a stream flows from a karst lake located in a rock. In the upper part, the greatest depth is reached, and the smallest - in the opposite end, at the sources of the Multa . In the bowl of the lake 11 streams fall from different types of waterfalls. But among them stands a huge waterfall with a height of 60 m.
From Upper Multinsky Lake through the Norilsk pass with a height of 2,650 m you can reach Lake Talmen [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Upper Multinskoye ( № 0605103 ) / Register of names of geographical objects to the territory of the Republic of Altai as of 12/20/2017 // State catalog of geographical names. rosreestr.ru.
- ↑ Map sheet M-45-76 - FSUE "GOSGISTSENTR"
- ↑ Map sheet M-45-76 Lake Talmen . Scale: 1: 100 000. The state of the area in 1958. 1961 edition
- ↑ RF Ministry of Transport, Fed. Agency of Geodesy and Cartography. Altai Republic. Atlas. 1: 200 000. - Novosibirsk: Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Novosibirsk Cartographic Factory”, 2008. - p. 55. - 84 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 T. A. Akimova, T. I. Zlobina, O. E. Polunina. Sights of Gorny Altai. - Barnaul: Five plus, 2008. - p. 152. - 232 p. - ISBN 978-5-9900731-8-0 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 O. Gorsky . Sights of Altai - c. 38