Kerey (lake)
Kerey (Kazakh: Керей) is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
| Kerey | |
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Sentinel-2 image of lake Kerey | |
Kerey | |
| Location | Kazakh Uplands |
| Coordinates | 50°07′39″N 68°42′17″E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Kerey river |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Catchment area | 3,680 square kilometers (1,420 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 8.4 kilometers (5.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 62.8 square kilometers (24.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 0.4 meters (1 ft 4 in) |
| Shore length1 | 37.2 kilometers (23.1 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 312 meters (1,024 ft) |
| Islands | one |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake lies in the northwestern sector of the district. The nearest inhabited locality is Zhanbobek (Жанбөбек) located 27 kilometers (17 mi) to the SSE of the southern shore.
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