Korgalzhyn (lake)
Korgalzhyn (Kazakh: Қорғалжын; Russian: Кургальджин) is a lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. Korgalzhyn is the main body of water of the Korgalzhyn group of lakes, which includes Birtaban, Sholakshalkar, Shalkar, Zhanybekshalkar, Uialyshalkar and Zhandyshalkar.
| Korgalzhyn | |
|---|---|
| Қорғалжын | |
Korgalzhyn Sentinel-2 image in June | |
Korgalzhyn | |
| Location | Kazakh Uplands |
| Coordinates | 50°25′05″N 69°31′23″E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Nura |
| Primary outflows | Nura |
| Catchment area | 55,000 square kilometers (21,000 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 33 kilometers (21 mi) |
| Max. width | 21 kilometers (13 mi) |
| Surface area | 330 square kilometers (130 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) |
| Max. depth | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
| Shore length1 | 187 kilometers (116 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 307.5 meters (1,009 ft) |
| Islands | ca 40 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Kourgaldzhin and Tengiz Lakes |
| Designated | 11 October 1976 |
| Reference no. | 107 |
Korgalzhyn is one of the main lakes of the Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Depression. The lake is part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve, a 237,100 hectares (586,000 acres) protected area. It is also an Important Bird Area and Ramsar site with its wetlands and mostly muddy waterways which are the breeding site of 318 bird species, including 22 endangered birds.
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