Stepnoye

Stepnoye is a lake of the Trans-Ural plain, among the many waters scattered across the low country east of the Ural Mountains. Its name means “steppe lake,” recalling the open land that alternates with woodland in the southern part of western Siberia. The lakes of this plain occupy shallow depressions in a landscape of gentle relief, where rivers and wetlands break up the broad stretches of forest and grassland.