Ulken Torangyl (Kazakh: Үлкен Тораңғыл; Russian: Большой Тарангул) is a lake in Esil District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2]
| Ulken Torangyl | |
|---|---|
| Үлкен Тораңғыл | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake | |
  Ulken Torangyl | |
| Location | Ishim Plain |
| Coordinates | 54°02′10″N 68°21′59″E / 54.03611°N 68.36639°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Kamysakty |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Catchment area | 2,000 square kilometers (770 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 10.3 kilometers (6.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 42.2 square kilometers (16.3 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5 meters (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 6 meters (20 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.95 cubic kilometers (0.23 cu mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 29.6 kilometers (18.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Korneyevka and Sovietskoye |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the SSW of Yavlenka town, the administrative center of the district. Korneyevka lies near the eastern lakeshore.[3]
Geography
editUlken Torangyl is an endorheic lake belonging to the Ishim River basin. It is located at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain. The shores are sandy. The 106 kilometers (66 mi) long Kamysakty river flows from the south into the southwestern shore of the lake.[4] The Kamysakty and lake Ulken Torangyl form the upper section of the Kamyshlov Log from which the ancient valley of the Kamyshlov can be traced by a residual chain of lakes for almost 500 kilometers (310 mi) all the way to the Irtysh.[5]
The lake is surrounded by agricultural fields. Lake Shaglyteniz lies 87 kilometers (54 mi) to the east and the Sergeyev Dam 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the WSW.[3][4]
Flora and fauna
editLarge swathes of the lakeshore are covered with reeds. There are 21 kinds of fish in the waters of the lake, including introduced species.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b c ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
- ^ Генетическая классификация озерных котловин Северо-Казахстанской равнины
External links
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