Baltieji Lakajai

Description

Its total area is 6.998 km², its length is 8.6 km and its maximum width is 1.3 km. The lake has three islands which cover an area of 3.8 hectares. Along the waterhole is a 40–50 m deep ravine. The coastline of the lake has a total length of 24.5 km, and has many coves, bays and peninsulas. It is a relatively shallow lake with a maximum depth of 45 metres, narrow, and almost no beaches. Pine forests line the shores in most parts. The smaller Tramys lakes are just to the northeast, to the west is Lake Siesartis, and to the south (from west to east) is Lake Urkis, Lake Kertuojai and Juodieji Lakajai. The lake can be accessed by foot via Highway 114 from the north and Highway 173 from the southwest and is quite popular with vacationers.

Fish Fauna

The vendace (Coregonus albula) and the smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) are the two species (Vendace is an individual of Coregoninae and smelt of Osmeridae) of cold water fish, which belong to Salmoniformes that are found in abundance in the Baltieji Lakajai, apart from in 74 other large and deep water lakes in Lithuania.

Recreation

Villages around the lake include Rudesa, Kamužė, Grūsis, Ažuraisčiai, Antalakaja, Apkartai, Ščiurys, Palakajys, and Mateliai. The lake has population of perch, roach, pike and bream and there are also eels and crayfish. A permit for angling on the lake is required from the Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency. The lake is also popular with divers. Water tourism and recreational infrastructure have been created in the lake area.

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