Zhaltyrsor

Zhaltyrsor
Жалтырсор
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in July
Zhaltyrsor is located in Kazakhstan
Zhaltyrsor
Zhaltyrsor
LocationTurgay Depression
Coordinates49°52′39″N 64°58′51″E / 49.87750°N 64.98083°E / 49.87750; 64.98083
Typeexorheic lake
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi)
Max. width3.4 kilometers (2.1 mi)
Surface area13.2 square kilometers (5.1 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+5:00
Surface elevation124.2 meters (407 ft)
SettlementsKabyrga

Zhaltyrsor (Kazakh: Жалтырсор) is a lake in Amangeldi District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

The lake is located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the ESE of Kabyrga village and 34 kilometers (21 mi) to the southwest of Amangeldi, the district capital.[2]

Geography

Zhaltyrsor is a exorheic lake of the Turgay Depression and is part of the Turgay river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of 124 meters (407 ft) within the floodplain of the Tenteksay (Тентексай), a tributary of the Turgay, and is connected to it during spring floods. Lake Katpagan lies 29 kilometers (18 mi) to the southeast.[1]

Zhaltyrsor stretches for over 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) in an east–west direction. The lake fills with snow and groundwater. It freezes at the end of November and thaws by the end of March. The shore is flat, with rocky and swampy stretches. In the summer the level of the lake sinks and it becomes a salt marsh.[2][3]

Zhaltyrsor during spring floods.

Flora and fauna

The lake basin is surrounded by steppe vegetation and is used as a pasture for local cattle. the water becomes salty in the summer, but it can be used for watering livestock in the spring.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ a b Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Chief editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5