Karasor (lake, Ekibastuz)
Karasor (Kazakh: Қарасор; Russian: Карасор) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
| Karasor | |
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| Қарасор | |
Sentinel-2 image of the lake. The white spot are ashes from the nearby power plants. | |
Karasor | |
| Location | Ekibastuz City Administration |
| Coordinates | 51°57′58″N 75°41′44″E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Bala tunnik |
| Catchment area | 8,750 square kilometers (3,380 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 17.2 kilometers (10.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 44.3 square kilometers (17.1 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 5 meters (16 ft) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 78.7 kilometers (48.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 70 meters (230 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Karasor is the largest of the lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz. It is located 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the northeast of the city and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the west of Kalkaman.
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