Bughdasheni Lake

Bughdasheni Lake (Georgian: ბუღდაშენის ტბა) is a volcanic lake[1] in the Ninotsminda Municipality, Samtskhe–Javakheti region of Georgia.[2] located in Javakheti Plateau, at 2040 m above sea level.[1] The area of surface is 0.39 km², while the catchment area is 69.3 km². Average depth is 0.42 m, maximal depth is 0.85 m.[1] Gets its feed from snow, rainfall and underground waters. High water levels at spring, low at autumn. Much of the southern part of this area consists of wetlands.[3] River Bughdasheni (left-bank tributary river Paravani) outflows from the Lake. The lake is rich in fish, including trout.[4] The area around the lake is home for part of the year to many species of migratory birds and the shore largely pristine and undisturbed.[5] Bughdasheni Lake is the part of Bugdasheni Managed Reserve. Since 2020 it has been designated as a Ramsar site.[6]

Bughdasheni Lake
Bughdasheni Lake
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Coordinates	41°12′06″N 43°41′08″E
Catchment area	69.3 km^2 (26.8 sq mi)
Basin countries	Georgia
Surface area	0.39 km^2 (0.15 sq mi)
Average depth	0.42 m (1 ft 5 in)
Max. depth	0.85 m (2 ft 9 in)
Water volume	0.16 million cubic metres (5.7×10^6 cu ft)
Surface elevation	2,040 m (6,690 ft)

See also

• Bugdasheni Managed Reserve
• Javakheti Plateau

References

1. Ilia Apkhazava. Lakes of Georgia (in russian), p. 50, Tbilisi, Metsniereba, 1975
2. Orthographic dictionary of geographic names of Georgian, p. 40, Tbilisi, 2009
3. IGS Bughdasheni Lake - Travel to Georgia
4. Ilia Apkhazava. Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2, p. 592. Tbilisi.
5. Bughdasheni Lake - Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia
6. "Bugdasheni Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 5 October 2020.