Kalatuz
Kalatuz (Kazakh: Қалатұз) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
| Kalatuz | |
|---|---|
| Қалатұз | |
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in March | |
Kalatuz | |
| Location | Kulunda Plain |
| Coordinates | 51°52′37″N 77°29′24″E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Catchment area | 85 square kilometers (33 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 8.2 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in) |
| Water volume | 0.0138 cubic kilometers (0.0033 cu mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 12.2 meters (40 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 102 meters (335 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake lies 47 kilometers (29 mi) to the NNW of Akkuly, the district capital, and about 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital. The lake water is not suitable for watering livestock.
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