Ivan-Arakhley Lake System
Ivan-Arakhley Lake System is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The villages of Arakhley, Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes.
The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve, a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of.
Geography
The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau. As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about along the Beklemishev Depression. "Chita Lakes" is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita, about to the west of the city.The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than : Arakhley, Shaksha, Irgen, Ivan, Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun. Arakhley is the largest of the group and is also the one having the greatest depth.