Ebeyty (Russian: Эбейты) is a salt lake in Omsk Oblast, Russian Federation.[1]

Ebeyty
Эбейты
2022 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April
Ebeyty is located in Omsk Oblast
Ebeyty
Ebeyty
Ebeyty is located in Russia
Ebeyty
Ebeyty
LocationIshim Steppe
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates54°39′N 71°45′E / 54.650°N 71.750°E / 54.650; 71.750
Typeendorheic
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length14 km (8.7 mi) (12 km (7.5 mi))
Max. width11 km (6.8 mi) (7 km (4.3 mi))
Surface area113 km2 (44 sq mi) (90 km2 (35 sq mi))
Average depth3 m (9.8 ft) (0.6 m (2 ft 0 in))
Shore length134 km (21 mi)
Surface elevation54 m (177 ft)
IslandsNone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast of the lake. Ebeyty lies at the tripoint of Moskalensky, Poltavsky and Isilkulsky districts.[2] The waters of the lake are reputed to have healing properties.[3]

Geography

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Ebeyty lies in the southern part of the Ishim Plain, the southernmost sector of the West Siberian Plain.[4] It is a saline endorheic lake located at the bottom of a depression. In the summer the lake shrinks to an area of 90 km2 (35 sq mi).[5] Ebeyty is the largest salt lake in Omsk Oblast. Lake Kishi-Karoy, of similar characteristics, lies 70 km (43 mi) to the SSW, on the Kazakhstan side of the border, and lake Ulzhay far to the ESE, beyond the Irtysh.[6]

The bottom of the lake is muddy. Ebeyty is mainly fed by snow.[2]

Flora

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The Ebeyty basin lies in the transition area between forest-steppe and steppe vegetation. Owing to the high salinity, halophytic plant species dominate.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Озеро Эбейты: отдых с пользой или кошмар для неподготовленного туриста? Archived 2022-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ^ "North Kazakhstan Region - Minerals and Water Resources". Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  5. ^ "The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  6. ^ "Healing waters, dead lakes and Cossack sites: A trip around the Omsk Region". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  7. ^ "Vegetation of the basin of Lake Ebeity" . www.omsktfi.ru, Omsk branch of the Federal State Institution "TFGI for the Siberian Federal District" of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use
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