Lakes
There are natural 21 lakes in the Žemaitija national park. Their total area is 1497 ha. Small lakes, covering from 0.5 to 5 ha, are the most numerous in the national park. They include Lestis, Ešerinis, Lydekinis, Piktežeris, Aklaežeris and others. These are usually swampy lakes surrounded by forests. The larger ones (10-30 ha) include Luoka, Iesnalis, Burgis, Žiedelis lakes. And about 90% of the total lake area take up of the three largest lakes – Plateliai, Ilgis, Beržoras. The bottom relief of these lakes is complex, all of them have islands (Lake Plateliai – 7, Lake Ilgis – 2, Lake Beržoras – 1). The most picturesque, cleanest, deepest in Samogitia and the national park is Lake Plateliai. Its area is 1,205 ha, average depth is 10.5 m, the deepest point is 48.5 m, average water level is 146.5 m above sea level.
All water bodies (lakes, ponds, ponds) occupy about 7.4% of the area of the national park. Of the 10 ponds, the largest, occupying about 39 ha, is Rotinėnai pond, located near the town of Kalvarija in Žemaičiai.
Zemaitija National Park Directorate
Didžioji str. 10, Plateliai, LT-90420, Plungės dstr., Lithuania
Company code: 191440964
VAT code: LT914409610
The founder is the State Service of Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment.
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