Lake Svetloyar
| Lake Svetloyar | |
|---|---|
| Светлояр (Russian) | |
| Location | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Coordinates | 56°49′07″N 45°05′35″E / 56.81861°N 45.09306°E |
| Type | unknown |
| Max. length | 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.35 kilometres (0.22 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.1483 square kilometres (0.0573 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 33.4 metres (110 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 109 metres (358 ft) |
Lake Svetloyar (Russian: Озеро Светлоя́р, romanized: ozero svetloyar = "lake of the bright bank/ravine") is a lake in the Voskresensky District of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in central Russia. It is located within Voskresenskoe Povetluzhye Nature Park. In 2015, the lake was included in the Register of Cultural Heritage Objects as an object of cultural heritage of local significance. It is closely associated with the Legend of Kitezh, a sunken city.