Astrodym (lake)

Astrodym is a lake in Karasuksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.
The lake is located at the southwestern end of the Oblast. The nearest inhabited place is Astrodym, located by the northwestern lakeshore. Karasuk, the district capital, lies to the northeast.

Geography

Astrodym lies in the Baraba Lowland, West Siberian Plain. It is part of the Karasuk river basin of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. The lake has an oval shape, stretching from north to south for almost. The southern shore is joined to the lower reaches of the Karasuk river to the south via a channel flanked by a broad swampy area. Lake Studyonoye lies to the west, Bolshoye Topolnoye to the SSE, and Mochan to the north.

Flora and fauna

Reeds grow in the shallow shoreline of the lake.