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|Introduction='''Lake Donal''' is a large lake in the interior of [[Ivaiê]], in the [[Western Lowlands]] of [[Balúrail]]. It covers 249 mi² (645 km²) and is the source of the [[Gal River]]. No settlement stands on its shores; the nearest is the small town of [[Ivesiz]], about 10 miles (16 km) away. | |Introduction='''Lake Donal''' is a large lake in the interior of [[Ivaiê]], in the [[Western Lowlands]] of [[Balúrail]]. It covers 249 mi² (645 km²) and lies directly beside the [[Donal Hills]]. The lake is fed by rain and by small streams running down from the hills, and it is the source of the [[Gal River]], which reaches the sea at [[Ivaiê Bay]]. No settlement stands on its shores; the nearest is the small town of [[Ivesiz]], about 10 miles (16 km) away. | ||
|Ecology=The lake's shores are rocky and wooded, with stands of [[Balúrail Pine]] and [[Balúrail Spruce]], and small wooded islands are scattered across its open water. Winters are long and cold, and the lake freezes over in the coldest part of the year. | |Ecology=The lake's shores are rocky and wooded, with stands of [[Balúrail Pine]] and [[Balúrail Spruce]], and small wooded islands are scattered across its open water. Winters are long and cold, and the lake freezes over in the coldest part of the year. | ||
|Historical Significance=The country around Lake Donal was Mifajene land before the arrival of the [[Tuzquão]]. It passed to the [[League of Balúrail]] in the First Mifajene War, c. 320–342 ME, when the League took the southern and coastal lowlands, including most of Ivaiê. Ivesiz, the nearest Tuzquão settlement, was founded in 510 ME. | |Historical Significance=The country around Lake Donal was Mifajene land before the arrival of the [[Tuzquão]]. It passed to the [[League of Balúrail]] in the First Mifajene War, c. 320–342 ME, when the League took the southern and coastal lowlands, including most of Ivaiê. Ivesiz, the nearest Tuzquão settlement, was founded in 510 ME. | ||
|Settlements=There are no settlements on the shores of Lake Donal. The nearest is [[Ivesiz]], a small town about 10 miles (16 km) from the lake. | |Settlements=There are no settlements on the shores of Lake Donal. The nearest is [[Ivesiz]], a small town about 10 miles (16 km) from the lake. | ||
|See also=* [[Gal River]] | |See also=* [[Gal River]] | ||
* [[Donal Hills]] | |||
* [[Ivaiê]] | * [[Ivaiê]] | ||
* [[Western Lowlands]] | * [[Western Lowlands]] | ||
* [[Geography of Balúrail]] | * [[Geography of Balúrail]] | ||
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