Facts About Lake Balaton
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Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary.
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Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region’s foremost tourist destinations.
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The maximum depth of Lake Balaton reaches to about 12 m in the Strait of Tihany separating the western and eastern bays of the lake.
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The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to Lake Balaton, and the canalised Sió is the only outflow.
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Lake Balaton affects the local area precipitation. The area receives approximately 5–7 cm more precipitation than most of Hungary, resulting in more cloudy days and less extreme temperatures.
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The average depth of Balaton 3.2 m.
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The Cross-Balaton Swimming competition has been a tradition since 1987, with the participation of thousands of people swimming across the lake at a distance of 5.2 kilometres.
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The average water temperature during the summer is 25 °C (77 °F), which makes bathing and swimming popular on the lake.
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The ‘capital’ of the Lake Balaton is Siofok.
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Lake Balaton 595 km2 surface area, It’s length is 78 km, the average width is 7.7 km and the average depth is 3.3 m.