Lake Rāzna

Rāzna (Latvian: Rāznas ezers,[1] Rēznas ezers[1]) is the second largest water surface[2] and the first in terms of water volume[3] lake in Latvia. It is located in the eastern part of the country on the territory of Rēzekne Municipality, the water area of the lake is divided between Kaunat, Makonkalns and Černai parishes.[1][4]

Lake Rāzna
Lake Rāzna near Ezerkrastis
Lake Rāzna
Coordinates56.316667°N 27.45°E / 56.316667; 27.45
Lake typeLake
Native nameRāznas ezers  (Latvian)
Primary inflowsRezekne
Catchment area229 square kilometres (88 sq mi)
Basin countriesLatvia
Surface area57.81 square kilometres (22.32 sq mi)
Average depth7 metres (23 ft)
Max. depth17 metres (56 ft)
Water volume0.405 cubic kilometres (0.097 cu mi)
Surface elevation163.3 metres (536 ft)
Islands10

It is located in the central part of the Latgale Upland at an altitude of 163.3 m (536 ft) above sea level.[4][3] The total area of the lake is 57.81 km2 (22.32 sq mi),[3] the water surface is 57.564 km2 (22.226 sq mi).[1] The maximum depth reaches 17 m (56 ft).[5] There are 10 islands on the lake with a total area of 24.6 hectares (61 acres),[3] the largest of them is Apshu (9 hectares).[5] In the late 80s - early 90s, the Committee for Environmental Protection drew attention to the deterioration of the ecological state of the lake. In 1999, funds were allocated for a project to create a nature park based on the lake. In 2001, local governments signed a protocol proposing the creation of the Rāzna National Park. In 2004, the official establishment of the Razna Natural Park takes place, which on January 1, 2007 will be transformed into the Rāzna National Park.[6]

The lake is home to northern pike, stickleback, stone loach, european eel, tench, sander, perch, roach, peled, carp, crucian carp, common bleak, common bream, common rudd, vendace, ide, ruff, blicca bjoerkna and some other fish species.[5]

Two kilometers from the south-western shore of the lake there is Makonkalns hill,[4] from which a view of the lake can be seen.[7]

References
  1. "Rāznas ezers" (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-05. Information about the object in the public version of the Latvian toponyms database on the website of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (LĢIA): lgia.gov.lv.
  2. "Latvijas iekšējie ūdeņi" (PDF) (in Latvian). Centrālā statistikas pārvalde. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-22. Внутренние воды Латвии. // Центральное статистическое управление Латвии
  3. "Rāznas ezers". Latvijas daba : Enciklopēdija (Природа Латвии : Энциклопедия) : 4 : Mīl—Rīg. Latvija un latvieši ( экз ed.). Rīga: Preses nams. G. Kavacs. 1997. p. 225. ISBN 9984-00-281-0.
  4. Данные получены при помощи картографического сервиса на сайте balticmaps.eu (латыш.) (рус.) (англ.).
  5. "Rāznas ezers". www.ezeri.lv datubāze. 2019-06-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
  6. "Vēsture // Rāznas nacionālais parks" (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-05. Information on the website of the Latvian Nature Protection Agency daba.gov.lv
  7. View of lake Rāzna from Makonkalns hill in summer 2009.
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