Dysnai
Appearance
Lake Dysnai | |
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Dysnai lake by village Čižiūnai | |
Location | Ignalina district, Lithuania |
Coordinates | 55°29′21″N 26°19′59″E / 55.48917°N 26.33306°E |
Primary outflows | Dysna |
Basin countries | Lithuania |
Max. length | 10.6 km (6.6 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
Surface area | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Max. depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Shore length1 | 36.7 km (22.8 mi) |
Islands | 6 (.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi)[1]) |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The Lake Dysnai is the second largest lake in Lithuania.[1] With average depth of only 6 m (20 ft) it is one of the shallowest lakes in Lithuania.[2] It is located in the Ignalina district municipality, about 3 km (1.9 mi) south from Dūkštas city. Dūkštas Train Station is the closest train station to the Lake Dysnai (route Vilnius-Turmantas). It is approximately a 2 hours ride by train from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Dysnai is connected with the Lake Dysnykštis. Dysna River, tributary to the Daugava River, flows through the Lake Dysnai. Since 1988, the lake host annual festival Dysnai by workers of nearby Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.[3]
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