Lake Kuchuk

Lake Kuchuk
Кучукское
Panorama of Lake Kuchuk
Lake Kuchuk
Lake Kuchuk
LocationWest Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°42′20″N 79°46′47″E / 52.70556°N 79.77972°E / 52.70556; 79.77972
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsKuchuk
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length23 kilometers (14 mi)
Max. width13 kilometers (8.1 mi)
Surface area166 square kilometers (64 sq mi)
Average depth2.3 meters (7 ft 7 in)
Max. depth3.3 meters (11 ft)
Surface elevation98.4 meters (323 ft)
IslandsNone

Lake Kuchuk or Kuchukskoye (Russian: Кучукское озеро) is a bittern salt lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, south-central Russia.

Its waters are briny, containing sodium sulphate. The northern end of the lake is connected by a channel with Lake Kulunda to the north.