Kyzylkak
Kyzylkak (Kazakh: Қызылқақ; Russian: Кызылкак) is a bittern salt lake in Ertis District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
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Қызылқақ / Кызылкак | |
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021 | |
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Location | Ishim Plain West Siberian Plain |
Coordinates | 53°25′N 73°46′E |
Type | endorheic |
Primary inflows | Birsuat and Aksuat |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 18.8 kilometers (11.7 mi) |
Max. width | 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) |
Surface area | 175 square kilometers (68 sq mi) |
Average depth | 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) |
Shore length1 | 106.5 kilometers (66.2 mi) |
Surface elevation | 41 meters (135 ft) |
Islands | None |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The lake lies 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the east of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. There are no settlements by the lakeshore. The nearest inhabited locality is Kyzylkak village, located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the south of the southern coastline of the lake.
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