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Lake Talkas

Talkas
Талкас
Lake Talkas
Location Bashkortostan, Russia
Coordinates 52°50′03″N 58°15′20″E / 52.834217°N 58.255568°E / 52.834217; 58.255568Coordinates: 52°50′03″N 58°15′20″E / 52.834217°N 58.255568°E / 52.834217; 58.255568
Type Tectonic
Primary outflows Shugur River
Basin countries Russia
Max. length 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width 0.99 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Average depth 4.5 m (15 ft)
Max. depth 12 m (39 ft)
Water volume 15.8 km3 (12,800,000 acre·ft)
Surface elevation 548.5 m (1,800 ft)
Settlements Isyanovo

Talkas (Russian: Талкас; Bashkir: Талҡаҫ) is a tectonic lake in Baymaksky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located on the west slope of the mountain Irendyk, part of the Ural range.

The village of Isyanovo (170 inhabitants in 2010) is located on its shores. The lake also gives birth to the river of Shugur. In 1978 the lake was designated a natural monument. Because of its clean waters the lake is often called "The pearl of the Urals".


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