Kikkajärv

Kikkajärv
Latvian: Ilgājs
Kikkajärv seen from Paganamaa, Estonia
Location of Kikkajärv
Location of Kikkajärv
Kikkajärv
Location of Kikkajärv
Location of Kikkajärv
Kikkajärv
LocationRõuge Parish in Estonia and Veclaicene Parish in Latvia
Coordinates57°35′27″N 26°51′03″E / 57.5908661°N 26.850967°E / 57.5908661; 26.850967
Basin countriesEstonia, Latvia
Max. length960 meters (3,150 ft)
Max. width300 meters (980 ft)
Surface area20.5 hectares (51 acres)
Average depth11.7 meters (38 ft)
Max. depth22.5 meters (74 ft)
Shore length12,520 meters (8,270 ft)
Surface elevation127.5 meters (418 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kikkajärv (also Kika järv, Suur-Kikkajärv) or Ilgājs as it is known in Latvia, is a lake on the border between Estonia and Latvia. Most of the lake lies in the Estonian village of Paganamaa in Rõuge Parish, Võru County. The lake is in the Veclaicene Protected Landscape Area.[1] The nearest settlement to the lake in Latvia is Korneti [lv] in Alūksne Municipality.

Physical description

The lake has an area of 20.5 hectares (51 acres). The lake has an average depth of 11.7 meters (38 ft) and a maximum depth of 22.5 meters (74 ft). It is 960 meters (3,150 ft) long, and its shoreline measures 2,520 meters (8,270 ft).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Veclaicene Protected Planet
  2. ^ "Kikkajärv". Veekogud. Tallinn: Keskkonnaagentuur. Retrieved December 12, 2025.