Chany

Lake Chany spreads across the Baraba steppe in a complex of shallow waters, islands and channels. The Chulym and Kargat drain into the wider lake system, which has no outlet to the sea. Water levels fluctuate, changing the shape of bays and exposing low shores. Reeds and other aquatic plants shelter fish and waterbirds, while the surrounding forest-steppe mixes grassland with birch woodland.