Białe Augustowskie (lake)

Białe Augustowskie
Białe Augustowskie
	Białe Augustowskie Lake
	Białe Augustowskie
Coordinates	53°51′51″N 23°01′56″E / 53.86417°N 23.03222°E
Type	Ribbon lake
Basin countries	Poland
Max. length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Max. width	1.35 km (0.84 mi)
Surface area	4.766 km2 (1.840 sq mi)
Average depth	8.7 m (29 ft)
Max. depth	30 m (98 ft)
Water volume	41.7×106 m3 (1.47×109 cu ft)
Shore length1	18.65 km (11.59 mi)
Surface elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Frozen	For period 1977–1992 usually between 16 December and 22 March with typical ice thickness 33 cm (13 in)
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Białe Augustowskie (Polish: Jezioro Białe Augustowskie; Lithuanian: Baltis) - is a ribbon lake in Augustów. Other names: Białe Lake (White Lake) or Krechowieckie Lake.^[2]

The lake has an area of about 480 ha (1,200 acres).^[3] The lakeside is well developed with numerous bays (Orzechówka, Tartaczna, Wierszowiec) and spits (southern lakeside - Pień, Dąbek, Lisi Ogon, northern lakeside - Ostry Róg). A majority of the lakeside is high and barren, forested with creeping pine. There are four islands in the lake (with a total area of 1.5 ha (3.7 acres)).^[4]

References

^ Ptak, M.; Amnuaylojaroen, T.; Huang, W.; Wang, L.; Sojka, M. (2024). "Role of Lake Morphometric and Environmental Drivers of Ice Cover Formation and Occurrence on Temperate Lakes: A Case Study from the Eastern Baltic Lakeland, Poland". Resources. 13 (10): 146. doi:10.3390/resources13100146.^{: Table S1}
^ "Opis Tras". Żegluga Augustowska. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Zabytki W Polsce" (PDF). NID. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ Skup, rada red. Andrzej Michałowski et al.; tł. Andrzej (1999). Krajobraz kulturowy Kanału Augustowskiego [The cultural landscape of the Augustowski Canal]. Warszawa: OOZK. ISBN 8385548734.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Ptak-1] Ptak, M.; Amnuaylojaroen, T.; Huang, W.; Wang, L.; Sojka, M. (2024). "Role of Lake Morphometric and Environmental Drivers of Ice Cover Formation and Occurrence on Temperate Lakes: A Case Study from the Eastern Baltic Lakeland, Poland". Resources. 13 (10): 146. doi:10.3390/resources13100146.^{: Table S1}

[2] "Opis Tras". Żegluga Augustowska. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[3] "Zabytki W Polsce" (PDF). NID. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[4] Skup, rada red. Andrzej Michałowski et al.; tł. Andrzej (1999). Krajobraz kulturowy Kanału Augustowskiego [The cultural landscape of the Augustowski Canal]. Warszawa: OOZK. ISBN 8385548734.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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