Karasor
Karasor (Kazakh: Қарасор; Russian: Карасор), is a salt lake in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
| Karasor | |
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| Қарасор | |
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in June 2021 | |
Karasor | |
| Location | Kazakh Uplands |
| Coordinates | 49°53′N 75°23′E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Taldy, Karasu, Yesenaman, Barak and Kemer |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Catchment area | 8,750 square kilometers (3,380 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 43 kilometers (27 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.3 kilometers (4.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 154 square kilometers (59 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) |
| Max. depth | 5 meters (16 ft) |
| Water volume | 160,000,000 cubic meters (5.7×109 cu ft) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 103 kilometers (64 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 622 meters (2,041 ft) |
| Islands | Zhumyrtkaly and Araltabe |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Karasor is the largest lake in Karaganda Region. It is located 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the north of Karkaraly city. There are no settlements by the lakeshore. The nearest inhabited pace is Koyandy village, close to the eastern end. The mud at the bottom of the lake has medicinal properties.
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