Zharagash (Kazakh: Жарағаш Russian: Жарагаш) is a salt lake in Zhelezin District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Zharagash
Жарағаш
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in May
Zharagash is located in Kazakhstan
Zharagash
Zharagash
LocationBaraba Plain
Coordinates54°14′39″N 76°46′27″E / 54.24417°N 76.77417°E / 54.24417; 76.77417
TypeSalt lake
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length5 kilometers (3.1 mi)
Max. width3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi)
Surface area11.4 square kilometers (4.4 sq mi)
Islandsnone
SettlementsPavlodar

The lake lies 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the east of Mayly village, about 0.3 kilometers (0.19 mi) west of the Kazakhstan-Russia border, and 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the WSW of Kupino, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.[2][3]

Geography

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Zharagash is part of the Irtysh basin. It is a steppe lake of the Baraba Plain, located about 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the southwest of Lake Chany, the largest lake of the area, on the other side of the border. The Kyzyltuz lake group, with pink lake Krasnovishnevoye on the Russian side, lies 43 kilometers (27 mi) to the south.[3][2][1]

The shores of the lake are flat, with two big indentations on the western side and a long projection in the east. The water is salty and its salinity increases in the summer, when it often dries up, becoming a salt marsh.[4]

Flora and fauna

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The environment of Zharagash is too strongly saline to support any fauna in its waters. Reeds and grasses grow in some stretches of the salt marshes surrounding the lake.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ a b ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
  4. ^ a b ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
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