Shelubey, lake in Mordovia, Russia

Shelubey is an oxbow lake in the Moksha River floodplain, near the village of Shelubey in Tengushevsky District, Mordovia. It is 2,200 m long, about 100 m wide and averages 3 m deep, with fresh, clear water. The northern and northwestern banks are higher and covered with black alder, while a relict oak grove grows on the western shore.

Lake Shelubey is an oxbow lake in the Moksha floodplain. On 30 October 1974, the Council of Ministers of the Mordovian ASSR declared it a natural monument of republican significance.

The lake lies by the village of Shelubey in Tengushevsky District and gives the village its name; the sources record no meaning for the word. The water holds about 28 species of vascular aquatic plants, among them Potamogeton gramineus, Alisma gramineum, Nymphaea candida and Nuphar lutea, several listed in the Red Book of Mordovia. Rare insects, animals and birds of Mordovia also occur here.

The lake lies in the Moksha floodplain near the village of Shelubey in Tengushevsky District. The southern shore has small marshy patches that are hard to cross, while the southeastern bank is gentle and adjoins floodplain meadows. The water is fresh and clear, with an average depth of 3 metres.

Shelubey was declared a protected natural monument by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the Mordovian ASSR on 30 October 1974. About 28 species of vascular aquatic plants grow in the lake, among them Potamogeton gramineus, Alisma gramineum, Nymphaea candida and Nuphar lutea, several of which are listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Mordovia.