Lake Dysnai
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The Lake Dysnai is the second largest lake in Lithuania
Lakes of Lithuania
There are about 6,000 lakes in Lithuania, covering 950 km², or 1.5% of the territory of Lithuania. The lakes are not evenly distributed; most are situated in the Baltic Highlands, which begin near the border with Poland on the southeast and extend northward along the border with Belarus to...

. With average depth of only 6 m (19.7 ft) it is one of the shallowest lakes in Lithuania. It is located in the Ignalina district municipality
Ignalina district municipality
- Structure :District structure:* 2 cities – Dūkštas and Ignalina;* 3 towns – Mielagėnai, Rimšė and Tverečius;* 726 villages.Largest population :*Ignalina – 6591*Didžiasalis – 1744*Vidiškės – 1084*Dūkštas – 1070*Kazitiškis – 383*Strigailiškis – 334...

, about 3 km (1.9 mi) south from Dūkštas
Dukštas
Dūkštas is a city in eastern Lithuania, north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas.-References: . Lithuanian Department of Statistics....

 city.

Dysnai is connected with the Lake Dysnykštis. Dysna
Dysna
Dysna is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near the town of Dzisna.The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near Dūkštas, Ignalina district municipality. It flows through Lake Dysnai and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows...

 River, tributary to the Daugava River, flows through the Lake Dysnai. Since 1988, the lake host annual festival Dysnai by workers of nearby Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a closed two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina...

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