Lake Murati

Lake Murati is a lake in Estonia and Latvia. Most of the lake is located in the Estonian village of Murati in Rõuge Parish, Võru County, and a small part is located in Latvia's Ziemeri Parish in Alūksne Municipality, in the.

Physical description

The lake has an area of, of which 11.2 are in Latvia. The lake has an average depth of and a maximum depth of. It is long, and its shoreline measures. It has a volume of.
The shores are low and gently sloping, and the bottom is muddy. It is fed by the Kuura River and Allumäe Creek, and it is drained by the Vaidava River. Vegetation includes sedges, rushes, reeds, dock, gladioli, elodea, and water lilies. Fish include ling, pike, perch, roach, and bream.