title: Bokon
text: # Bokon
  
  Lake Bokon (Russian: озеро Бокон) is a large freshwater lake in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It has an area of 14.8 $km^2$ (5.7 sq mi) and a maximum depth of 6 m (20 ft). There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake.
  
  According to local folklore, the lake is haunted by a beautiful and virtuous Evenk girl who was magically swallowed by the icy lake. She dwells in the bottom and legend tells that occasionally she may appear above the surface.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The lake is part of the basin of the Uda river, Tuguro-Chumikansky District. Bokon is the largest lake in the district. It is located below the slopes of the northwestern side of the Taikan Range.
  
  River Bokonchan, a right tributary of the Uda, is the outflow of the lake.
  
  The area is covered in snow in late October, thawing takes place in May.
  
  * Location in the Uda basin
  
  ## Flora
  
  The banks of the lake are low and swampy, overgrown with marsh vegetation, such as horsetail and sedges, as well as scattered shrubs near the shores.
  
  