Zhalauly (Kazakh: Жалаулы; Russian: Жалаулы),[1][2] is a salt lake in Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]
| Zhalauly | |
|---|---|
| Жалаулы | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April 2021 | |
  Zhalauly | |
| Location | Ishim Plain West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 52°52′N 74°07′E / 52.867°N 74.117°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Shiderti |
| Primary outflows | none |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 21 kilometers (13 mi) |
| Max. width | 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 144 square kilometers (56 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Surface elevation | 66 meters (217 ft) |
Zhalauly is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northwest of lake Shyganak. Road R-170 passes close to the northwestern end of the lake.[5][6]
Geography
editZhalauly is an endorheic lake lying at the southern end of the Ishim Plain. It consists of a larger western lake and a smaller eastern one, connected at the northern end by a sound. Lake Sholaksor lies 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the south, and lake Zhaksytuz 53 kilometers (33 mi) to the WSW.[5] There are small salt flats and salt marshes to the northeast.[7] The lakeshores are dissected and largely swampy. The lake freezes in early November and thaws in late April.[1][5]
During periods of drought the lake may completely dry up, but in rare years of exceptional snowfall, the waters of the Shiderti river (Karasu) may completely fill lake Shyganak to the south and the overflow may reach lake Zhalauli.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Жалаулы; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- ^ Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
- ^ "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
- ^ a b c Google Earth
- ^ ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
- ^ The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems
External links
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Media related to Zhalauly Lake at Wikimedia Commons- Озера и реки Казахстана (in Russian)
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