Facts about Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal is an ancient reservoir. Lake Baikal originated about 20-25 million years ago. Lake Baikal's water level is 456.07 meters above sea level.

The lake's minimum accepted water level for economical activity is set as 456 meters above sea level. In the current status it is only 0.7 meters over the minimum level. The depth of the lake is 1,632m. It also contains the world's largest volume of fresh water, 23,000 cubic kilometers . Nearly 1/5 of the fresh water we use comes from Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is also the most ancient freshwater source. Lake Baikal is also a natural habitat for one of the world's most unique creatures. Lake Baikal is naturally pure so we didn't have to use the process of desalination. Lake Baikal was out of the Russian people's sight until the Russian government built the Trans-Siberian railway. There is a valley near Lake Baikal.