Bolshoye Leprindo

Bolshoye Leprindo
Coordinates	56°37′27″N 117°31′20″E / 56.62417°N 117.52222°E / 56.62417; 117.52222
Primary inflows	Merkalyakh
Primary outflows	Chara (a tributary of the Olyokma)
Surface area	17.3 km^2 (6.7 sq mi)
Water volume	0.43 km^3 (0.10 cu mi)
Surface elevation	980 m (3,220 ft)
Interactive map of Bolshoye Leprindo

Bolshoye Leprindo (formerly Lemberme) is a lake in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Its catchment area is 241 km², and the surface water area is 17.3 km².^[1] The water volume in the lake is 0.43 km³.^[1] It is distinguished by clean, ultra-fresh water (mineralization 20–40 mg/l) and high transparency.^[1]

It is the largest lake in the group of water bodies of the Udokano-Chara watershed. It is located in the Upper Chara Basin, at an altitude of about 980 meters above sea level. The lake is elongated from west to east and is connected by a channel to Lake Maloye Leprindo.

The Baikal-Amur Railway runs along the northern shore of the lake. The Leprindo railway station is located on the northeastern shore.

The study of the lake's hydrological regime began in 1961 at two posts located on the western and northern shores.

The lake freezes in October and breaks up from the ice in May. Spring heating of the water begins even during the ice cover period, but during the warm season, the water does not have time to heat up to a temperature comfortable for humans. Evaporation from the lake's water surface from June to September averages 250 mm.

From a recreational point of view, the lake is of interest to fishing enthusiasts, as it has rich fish resources.

Literature

• Resursy poverkhnostnykh vod SSSR. tom 17* — L.: Gidrometeoizdat, 1967 (Resources of Surface Waters of the USSR. Volume 17 — Leningrad: Hydrometeorological Publishing House, 1967)

Notes

1. Georgievsky V. Yu., ed. (2021). Основные гидрологические характеристики озер Российской Федерации и их многолетние изменения (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: State Hydrological Institute. ISBN 978-5-907276-35-2.