Lake Taymyr
| Lake Taymyr | |
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Location of Lake Taymyr in the center of the Taymyr Peninsula | |
| Location | Taymyr Peninsula, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Coordinates | 74°32′34″N 101°38′39″E / 74.54278°N 101.64417°E |
| Primary inflows | Zapadnaya, Severnaya, Bikada-Nguoma, Yamu-Tarida, Kalamissamo, Upper Taymyra |
| Primary outflows | Lower Taymyra |
| Catchment area | 104,300 km2 (40,300 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 204 km (127 mi) |
| Max. width | 154 km (96 mi) |
| Surface area | 4,560 km2 (1,760 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
| Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Water volume | 12.8 km3 (3.1 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Frozen | late September until June |
| Islands | 20 |
| Settlements | none |
Lake Taymyr (Russian: Таймыр, Таймырское озеро, romanized: Taymyr, Taymyrskoye ozero) is a lake of the central regions of the Taymyr Peninsula in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation. It is located south of the Byrranga Mountains.