Filatovo () is a body of water in Makushinsky District, Kurgan Oblast, Russia.Google Earth It is the largest lake in the district.Макушинский район

The lake is located to the south of Makushino and to the southwest of Petukhovo. Presnovka, the capital of Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region, lies to the south, in Kazakhstan.

Geography Filatovo is a salt lake of the Ishim Plain, the southern part of the West Siberian Plain. The lake is roughly drop-shaped and the western shore has a landspit projecting eastwards. The Kazakhstan–Russia border fringes the southern end of the lake.

The area where Filatovo is located is dotted with smaller lakes. Larger lake Medvezhye lies to the northeast and lake Menkeser to the southeast, beyond the Kazakhstan-Russia border.

Flora and fauna Filatovo is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The main aquatic fauna of the lake is the small crustacean Artemia salina.Власти забрали у курганской компании озера

See also List of lakes of Russia

References

External links Озера Курганской области Три озера пополнили список переданных в пользование водоемов