Gorkoye (Yegoryevsky District)

Gorkoye (Горькое) is a salt lake in Yegoryevsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.

The lake is located in the southwestern part of the Krai. The nearest town is Lebyazhye, close to the eastern shore. Rubtsovsk town lies 30 km to the east. There is a sanatorium by the eastern lakeshore.

Geography
Gorkoye is one of the longest lakes in Altai Krai. It lies in a wide ravine of glacial origin at the southwestern end of the Ob Plateau, near the Kulunda Plain. The lake has an elongated shape, stretching roughly from NNE to SSW for over 14 km. Lake Gorkoye-Peresheyechnoye is located barely 1 km to the north and is connected with it by a short channel. Gorkoye is deeper than its northern neighbor, with a maximum depth reaching 8 m. Together, both lakes have a combined catchment area of 1120 sqkm.

Pink lake Malinovoye lies 66 km to the west.