Cieceres ( Latvian: Cieceres ) is a lake in the Brocene region of Latvia . Located near the city of Broceni . The area of the lake is 276.8 ha [2] . The lake is stretched from north to south, its length is 9.5 km, and the maximum width is 0.4 km [3] . The Dunupe and Mazupe rivers flow into the lake, and the Ciecere River flows . 7 species of fish live. The lake has the status of a nature reserve [1] .
| Lake | |
| Cieceres | |
|---|---|
| Latvian. Cieceres | |
 | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 100.3 m |
| Square | 2,768 km² |
| Deepest | 22 m |
| Average depth | 7.2 [1] m |
| Pool | |
| Flowing rivers | Dunupe , Mazupe |
| Flowing river | Ciecere |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Edge | Brocene region |
| Volost | Ciezer parish |
The only island is Ozolu; its area is 14 hectares. From 1923 to 1977, this island had the status of a natural monument, and in 1977-1999 it was a botanical reserve [1] .
It was previously believed that the maximum depth of the lake is 50 m, but measurements taken in 2000 showed that the lake is no deeper than 22 m.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Details of the lake on the website ezeri.lv (Latvian)
- ↑ Civil Code of the Republic of Latvia . Law Center Press, 2001
- ↑ Kurzeme: apraksti, kartes, attēli . "Latvijas Enciklopēdija", 1993