Crescent moon over Upper Multa Lake. The Katun Ridge, the Altai Mountains, Siberia, Russian Federation
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Pavel Filatov / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3755 x 5627 px | 31.8 x 47.6 cm | 12.5 x 18.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 September 2007Location:
Upper Multa Lake Katun Ridge Altai Altay Mountains Siberia Siberian Russian Federation RussiaMore information:
The beautiful Multa River, the right tributary of the Katun River, flows in the western part of the Katun Ridge. It originates in glaciers and snowfields at an altitude of 2, 400 m. There are 42 lakes in the Multa basin. The most well known among them are Upper, Middle, and Lower Multa Lakes and also Poperechnoye Lake. All Multa Lakes are relatively deep. The deepest of them is Upper Multa Lake. Its depth is 47 m. The lake is situated at an elevation of 1, 795 m. In summer scenic waterfalls up to 40 m high can be seen on the mountain slopes skirting the lake. The banks of the lake are lined with Siberian pines. The Upper Multa and the Poperechnoye are a part of the Katun Biosphere Reserve. Multa Lakes are home to the three fish species: the Siberian grayling, Siberian loach, and Siberian miller’s thumb. The lenok and burbot were also native to these lakes until they became extinct in the late 1970-s. It might have happened due to the massive forest fires of 1965, which in turn became the cause of the increased water acidity of the lakes. In spring large avalanches tumble down the mountain slopes surrounding the lakes. Sometimes these snow slides flow out for up to 200 m over the frozen surface of the lakes and easily break the ice shell, which can be tens of centimeters thick altai