Lake Chyortovo or Lozil-To, also known as "Chertovo" (, meaning "Devil's Lake"; Selkup: Лозыль'-то) is a freshwater lake in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.Google Earth
The lake is a traditional sacred site for the indigenous Selkup people of the region. Legend says the lake is so deep it has no bottom.The Conservation Value of Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples of the ArcticЧертово Озеро "Лозыль-То" - священное место северных селькуповСвятилище Лозыль-лакка - Селькупы - ЯНАО, Чертовы озераК вопросу о культовых местах тазовских селькупов (On the question of the places of worship of the Taz Selkups)
Geography Chyortovo is located north of the Arctic Circle, in the southeastern part of the okrug. It is a chain of lakes roughly aligned from west to east. They are connected with each other by streams. The westernmost one at is known as "Upper Chyortovo". It has an hourglass shape and an island in the northern part. The largest lake is at the eastern end. The lakes' outflow is the Tolka, a left tributary of the Taz, which flows very close to the east.
A number of rivers flow into the lake, such as the long Pokotylky, the long Motylky, the long Orylky, the long Marylky, the long Kytylky, the long Kanylky, the long Sipalky, the long Chebakky and the long Tochipylky, among others.
Fauna Among the fish species found in the lake, the tugun (Coregonus tugun) is much appreciated.Megabook - Чертово
See also Chain of lakes List of lakes of Russia
References
External links Чёртово озеро - фильм о Селькупах, коренных народах севера. Оценка туристско-рекреационного потенциала и туристской привлекательности в контексте устойчивого развития Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа Покотылькы (река, впадает в Верхнее Чёртово озеро)