Drūkšiai, also called Drysviaty or Drysvyaty, or Drisvyaty ( be, Дрысвяты, ; russian: Дрисвяты) is the largest of the

Braslau Lakes Braslaw Lakes ( be, Браслаўскія азёры, tr. ''Braslawskiya azyory''; rus, Браславские озёра, Braslavskiye ozyora) is one of the four national parks in Belarus. The national park was set up in September 1995. It ...

located partly in the northeastern part of

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

and partly in the

Vitebsk Voblast Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast ...

, in

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. The lake water was used to cool the reactors of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. The greatest depth of the lake is 33.3 m, and the average depth is 7.6 m. The basin of the lake was formed during the movement of the

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

s by two perpendicular channels, which expanded north to south and west to east. The maximum depth of the first channel is 29 m, and the second one - 33.3 m. The greatest depths are located near the middle of the lake. The shallowest part is on the south ridge of the lake, its depth is approximately between 3 and 7 meters. Six small rivers flow into the lake, and one dammed river flows out.

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Druksiai ecological tourism center

Ecological Institute at University of Vilnius. Druksiai Drisvjaty Tourist attractions in Utena County LDruksiai Druksiai Belarus–Lithuania border {{UtenaCounty-geo-stub

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