Lakhtinsky Razliv

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Lakhtinsky Razliv
Lakhtinsky Razliv
Location	Primorsky District, Saint Petersburg
Coordinates	60°0′1″N 30°10′47″E / 60.00028°N 30.17972°E / 60.00028; 30.17972Coordinates: 60°0′1″N 30°10′47″E / 60.00028°N 30.17972°E / 60.00028; 30.17972
Primary inflows	, and rivers
Primary outflows
Basin countries	Russia
Max. length	6 km (3.7 mi)
Max. width	4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area	1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Average depth	4.3 m (14 ft)
Max. depth	8.3 m (27 ft)

Lake Lakhta (Russian: Лахтинский разлив; Lakhtinsky razliv; from Finnish lahti, 'gulf') is a lake (or inlet) in St. Petersburg's Primorsky District connected to the Neva Bay of the Baltic Sea by the 500-meter-long .

The , and rivers empty into the lake. Its area is 1.76 km², with the maximum depth of 8.3 meters. The lakeside village of Lakhta takes its name from the lake. Along the eastern shore extends the neighbourhood of .

The lake belongs to the , zakaznik established in 1999 to conserve the nature of the nearby wetlands, providing, among other things, habitat for a significant population of the shrub Myrica gale, which is protected in Russia.

See also[]

• Lakhtinsky crossover
• Lakhta-Olgino Municipal Okrug

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