Shoshkaly (Abai Region)
| Shoshkaly | |
|---|---|
| Шошқалы | |
 Sentinel-2 picture of the lake. | |
  Shoshkaly | |
| Location | Kulunda Plain |
| Coordinates | 51°15′13″N 78°45′56″E / 51.25361°N 78.76556°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 11.5 square kilometers (4.4 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Surface elevation | 135 meters (443 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Tosagash |
Shoshkaly (Kazakh: Шошқалы; Russian: Шошкалы) is a salt lake in Beskaragay District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake is located about 55 kilometers (34 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Tosagash village lies 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the north, Begen 18 kilometers (11 mi) to the ESE and Beskaragay, the district capital, 62 kilometers (39 mi) to the southeast. The border of Pavlodar Region stretches close to the northern lakeshore.[2][3]
Geography[edit]
Shoshkaly is an endorheic lake part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression at the southern end of the Kulunda Plain. Lake Tuz stretches 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi) to the northwest, Uyaly 28 kilometers (17 mi) to the WNW, Sormoildy 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the northeast, and lake Tengizsor 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the southwest. River Irtysh flows 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the WSW.[2]
Shoshkaly consists in three connected lakes, of which the southern is the largest one.[4] The lakes are oriented in a roughly southeast–northwest direction. Shoshkaly doesn't dry out in the summer and doesn't freeze in the winter. The M38 Highway from the Border of Russia to Pavlodar and Semey (Semipalatinsk), passes 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the southwest of the lake.[3][2][1][5]
Flora and fauna[edit]
Lake Shoshkaly is surrounded by steppe vegetation.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "M-44 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ a b ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
- ^ Google Maps - Ozero Shoshkaly
- ^ a b Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
External links[edit]
| Kyzyltuz | |
|---|---|
| Қызылтұз | |
 Sentinel-2 picture of the lake group with pink lake Krasnovishnevoye in the upper right | |
Kyzyltuz | |
| Location | Baraba Plain West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 53°47′08″N 76°48′50″E / 53.78556°N 76.81389°E{{#coordinates:}}: cannot have more than one primary tag per page |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 10.8 kilometers (6.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.8 kilometers (3.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 22.8 square kilometers (8.8 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 0.3 meters (1 ft 0 in) |
| Max. depth | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 41.6 kilometers (25.8 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 93 meters (305 ft) |
| Islands | yes |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kyzyltuz (Kazakh: Қызылтұз Russian: Кызылтуз) is a salt lake group in Zhelezin District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lakes lie 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the northwest of Krasnovka village, in the area of the Kazakhstan-Russia border, and 90 kilometers (56 mi) to the ENE of Zhelezinka, the district capital.[2][3]
Geography[edit]
Kyzyltuz is part of the Irtysh basin. It is a steppe lake cluster of the Baraba Plain, it includes lake Krasnovishnevoye (Russian: Красновишневое) that lies on the other side of the border. The Sheldauk hot springs are located 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) to the south of the southern shore.[3][2][1]
The shores of the main lake are flat, with a few irregular-shaped islands in the central area and a deeply indented northern shoreline with a southward projecting headland. There is a separate small lake in the west and another in the east which are aligned with the central lake in a roughly NW - SE direction. The water is salty and the lakes are surrounded by solonetz soil. The bottom is muddy and the mud is reputed to have medicinal properties. In the summer parts of the lake usually dry up and become a salt marsh, the shallow central section drying earlier. In some years all lakes of the group dry up.[4] Other lakes in the area are Zharagash, 43 kilometers (27 mi) to the north and Ulken Azhbolat 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the southeast.[2]
Flora and fauna[edit]
The Kyzyltuz lakes are surrounded by steppe vegetation. The waters of the lake cluster are too strongly saline for fish, but Artemia salina thrive in the summer. 35 metric tons (34 long tons; 39 short tons) of the small crustaceans were harvested in 2002.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ a b ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
- ^ ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
- ^ Kursiv, No. 04 (22), Thursday, February 7, 2019
External links[edit]
Media related to Shoshkaly (Abai Region) at Wikimedia Commons- Железинский район
