Topolnoye (), also known as "Little Topolnoye" () is a

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in Khabarsky District,

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/ref> The lake is located at the northwestern limit of the Krai. Topolnoye town is located by the northeastern shore.

Geography

Topolnoye lies in the

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, part of the

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. It has two elongated lobes roughly oriented from north to south, which are connected by a wide sound. In the central part a peninsula jutting from the north and a

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projecting from the south almost divide the lake in two. The lakeshore is gently sloping or flat and swampy. The Burla river flows through the lake and there is a dam regulating the water level.

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Small lake Travnoye lies to the west and lake Kabanye, also part of the Burla river basin, lies to the southwest; both are connected with it by a channel. Lake Khorosheye lies to the west of the western shore.

Flora and fauna

There are reeds growing by the lakeshore and the water is fresh. Cultivated fields surround the lake, as well as areas of

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vegetation. The fish species in the lake include

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, chebak and

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* Lakes of Altai Krai Endorheic lakes of Asia Kulunda Steppe {{AltaiKrai-geo-stub

Geography

Flora and fauna

See also

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