It is at an altitude of 1346 m and was formed by the melting of a glacier that no longer exists. Its area is 19.76 ha, the volume of water is 1.3 million m³, the maximum depth is 20 m, the length is 640 m and the width is 600 m. It is covered with ice 155 days a year on average and possesses no surface inflow or outflow. The western part of the lake lies on the European watershed between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea.
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