Environmental monitoring of Lake Baikal

Water level of Lake Baikal

Monthly average water level in Lake Baikal over the period 2007 – 2016, m

The annual course of water level in Lake Baikal in 2016 was consistent with the extremely low water content conditions.

In 2016, the levels of Lake Baikal didn’t fall beyond the values defined by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 01/07/2016 No. 626 “On the maximum and minimum water level values in Lake Baikal in 2016-2017”, stipulating the level limits depending on actual water content as follows:

- maximum and minimum water level values in Lake Baikal during the average-water period at 457 and 456 metres respectively;

- minimum water level value in Lake Baikal during the low-water period (low-flow period) at 455.54 metres;

- maximum water level value in Lake Baikal during the high-water period (high-flow period) at the level of 457.85 metres according to the Pacific system.