Lake Rychy

Lake Rychy (Belarusian: Ры́чы), Richi (Russian: Ричи), or Richu (Latvian: Riču ezers) is a freshwater lake shared by the Braslaw District of Vitebsk Region, Belarus, and Augšdaugava Municipality, Latvia.

Rychy / Richi / Riču
View to the lake from Belarus side
Rychy / Richi / Riču
Rychy / Richi / Riču
LocationBelarus, Latvia
Coordinates55.698°N 26.711°E / 55.698; 26.711
Lake typefreshwater
Surface area12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Average depth10.2 m (33 ft)
Max. depth51.9 m (170 ft)
Islands5

The lake is second-deepest in Belarus and fourth-deepest in Latvia.

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