Gorkoye (Novosibirsk Oblast)

Gorkoye (Russian: Горькое) is a salt lake on the border between Bagansky and Kupinsky districts of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

[1][2][3] 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the southeast there is a smaller lake also named Gorkoye, close to Osinniki village.

[1] In winter the lake does not freeze, and in autumn it forms a large amount of saltpeter.

[1] The lake is inhabited by orange-coloured crustaceans from the genus Artemia with a length of about 7 mm.

[1] Along the coast of the lake, about 60 small wooden houses have been built for tourists.