Ivan-Arakhley Lake System () is a group of fresh water bodies in the Chita District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The villages of Arakhley, Tasei and Preobrazhenka are located near the lakes.
The lakes are a tourist attraction and there are holiday cottages and resorts near them. They are located within the Ivano-Arakhley State Natural Landscape Reserve (Zakaznik), a protected area of regional significance created in 1995, covering an area of .Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Ivano-Arakhley Zakaznik
Geography The lakes lie at the southeastern end of the Vitim Plateau. As a group, they are also known as "Beklemishev Lakes" () since they stretch roughly from SW to NE for about along the Beklemishev Depression.Беклеми́шевские озёра; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)Беклемишевские озера - rulandinfo.ru "Chita Lakes" () is another alternative name, because the lakes lie very close to Chita, about to the west of the city.GSE Читинские озёра — Большая советская энциклопедия
The lake system includes 6 large lakes with a water surface of more than : Arakhley, Shaksha,Шакша - Water of Russia Irgen, Ivan, Tasei and Bolshoy Undugun. Arakhley is the largest of the group and is also the one having the greatest depth.Арахле́й - Water of RussiaЭнциклопедия Забайкалья - Арахлей, озеро
Hydrography The system includes 20 smaller lakes with surface areas of roughly or less. Lakes Ivan and Tasei belong to the Lena basin. Arakhley, Shaksha, Bolshoy Undugun and Irgen are separated from them by a slight elevation and belong to the Baikal basin through the Khilok river, a tributary of the Selenga.
See also List of lakes of Russia Yeravna-Khorga Lake System, a similar lake formation located about to the northwest, in Buryatia. Lake Kenon
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Беклемишевские озера в Забайкальском крае - рай для рыбаков! «Уху евшие»: На Арахлее стал ловиться крупный чебак