Lake Amut, Landslide lake in Solnechny District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Lake Amut sits among taiga hills at an elevation where dense forests descend to clear waters that mirror the surrounding mountain landscape. The shoreline is framed by continuous forest growth that creates a secluded setting far from populated areas.

Lake Amut formed more than 300 years ago when a landslide blocked the course of the Amut River, a left tributary of the Left Silinka, damming it into a basin on the Miao-Chan ridge. In August 2020 scientists from the Institute of Water and Environmental Problems of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences made its first full survey, mapping the depths and establishing how the lake came about. It was declared a regional nature monument by a decree of 20 January 1997.

The lake lies on the Miao-Chan ridge, 7 km from the village of Gorny and about 60 km from Komsomolsk-on-Amur. In 2017 it was placed in the top five most beautiful lakes in Russia by the Discovery Channel Russia television channel. Since 1997 it has held the status of a regional nature monument, and any activity that would damage the lake and its surroundings is prohibited.

The lake lies 7 km from the village of Gorny and about 60 km from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, on the Miao-Chan ridge. In early June the lake is still covered with ice and snow lies on the shores, so the ice-free period is short. The ski base 700 m away was bankrupt by 2023 and its lift was not working as of 2025; the glamping site "Even" stands 1.5 km from the lake.

Scientists from the Institute of Water and Environmental Problems of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences first studied Amut only in August 2020, when they mapped its depths and established how the landslide formed it. In 2017 the lake was placed in the top five most beautiful lakes in Russia by Discovery Channel Russia.