Kubenskoe

Also known as Lake Kubenskoye

lake in Vologda Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Location: Vologda Oblast
Type: natural lake, reservoir
Primary inflows: Kubena , Uftyuga , Porozovitsa
Primary outflows: Sukhona
Catchment area: 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 mi )
Basin countries: Russia
Max length: 54 kilometres (34 mi)
Max width: 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Surface area: 407 square kilometres (157 mi )
Average depth: 1.2 metres (3.9 ft)
Max depth: 10 metres (33 ft) - 13 metres (43 ft)
Surface elevation: 110.1 metres (361 ft)

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Lake Kubenskoye (Russian: Кубенское озеро) is a large and shallow lake in Vologda Oblast of Russia, situated at the height of 110.1 metres above mean sea level, stretching for 54 km from north-west to south-east.

The lake area is 648 square kilometres (250 mi), without islands — 407 square kilometres (157 mi). Its average depth is 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). The lake is known for its frequents storms and seasonal fluctuations of water level. The average seasonal variation is 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) and the maximum is 5.49 metres (18.0 ft). The lake is elongated from the northwest to the southeast. It is the source of the river Sukhona, which flows out in the southeastern corner of the lake.