Lake Rubikiai

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Rubikiai
Location Anykščiai district municipality
Lake type natural
Primary outflows Anykšta rivulet
Basin countries Lithuania
Surface area 9.4 km²
Average depth 5.7 m
Max. depth 16 m
Shore length1 24 km
Islands 13-16 (Pertako, Bučinė, Aukštoji, Česnakinė, Liepinė, Didžioji)
Settlements Rubikiai
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Rubikiai is a lake in Anykščiai district municipality, Lithuania. It is famous for its 13 (or 16) islands (Pertako, Bučinė, Aukštoji, Česnakinė, Liepinė, Didžioji, and others) that cover 1.1 km². Among the settlements located on the shores of the lake, Rubikiai town is the largest. Anykšta rivulet, the namesake of Anykščiai and left tributary of Šventoji River, flows from the lake. In 1960 Lake Rubikiai was declared a landscape reserve and now is part of Anykščiai Regional Park. There are several campsites where tourists are welcome to put up tents or rent kayaks. Every year since 1984 Lake Rubikiai hosts a regatta on the Joninės day.