Lake Strusta ( be, Стру́ста; lt, Strustas) is a freshwater
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the
Braslaw District
Braslaw District is a district in the Vitebsk Region, Belarus. Its administrative centre is Braslaw.
Braslau Raion is famous for its numerous lakes. The National Park and popular tourist region Braslau Lakes is situated here. The largest lakes a ...
of
Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region ( oblas ...
,
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
, the third largest among the
Braslaw 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 ...
and the sixteenth largest in Belarus.
Lake Strusta is fed by several rivulets running from the
Snudy
Lake Snudy ( be, Снуды́, lt, Snudai) is a freshwater lake in the Braslaw District of Vitebsk Region, northern Belarus, the second largest in the group of Braslaw Lakes and 9th largest in Belarus.
References
Snudy
Braslaw District< ...
,
Balojsa, and
Yelno lakes. It is drained by a little river into the
Vojsa. The lake has around 22 known species of fish in it, including the
European cisco
''Coregonus albula'', known as the vendace or as the European cisco, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia and Estonia, and in ...
.
The lake covers the area of 13 square km. Its maximum depth is 23 meters.
The shores are sandy and marshy, with thick stands of
bulrush
Bulrush is a vernacular name for several large wetland grass-like plants
*Sedge family (Cyperaceae):
**''Cyperus''
**'' Scirpus''
**''Blysmus''
**''Bolboschoenus''
**'' Scirpoides''
**'' Isolepis''
**'' Schoenoplectus''
**'' Trichophorum''
* T ...
es. There are numerous little fjords and outlets along the shoreline.
Gallery
File:Chaychin island (1)(Lake Strusto).jpg
File:Lake Strusto.jpg
References
External links
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Strusta
Braslaw District
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