Lake Burabay
Burabay (Kazakh: Бурабай көлі, Burabai kölı, Russian: Боровое, Borovoye) is a prominent lake of the Kokshetau Lakes, a group of lakes in northern Kazakhstan, located in the Burabay District of Akmola Region, in the eastern part of the Kokshetau Hills.
| Burabay | |
|---|---|
Burabay Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Akmola Region, Kazakhstan (near Kokshetau) |
| Coordinates | 53°04′30″N 70°16′30″E |
| Primary inflows | River Sary Bulak, Imanaevskii Stream |
| Primary outflows | River Kurkureuk |
| Max. length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Max. depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Water volume | 164 km3 (0 cu mi) |
| Salinity | 0.1-0.15% |
| Shore length1 | 13.6 km (8.5 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 320.6 m (1,052 ft) |
| Islands | 1 (Zhumbaktas) |
| Settlements | Burabay |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The name of the lake originates from the word bor, which means "pine forest". The historical name is Auliekol, which means "holy lake".
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