Saryaydyn

Salt lake in Kamys-Samar Lakes
48°55′44″N 49°40′45″E / 48.92889°N 49.67917°E / 48.92889; 49.67917Typesalt lakePrimary inflowsMaly UzenBasin countriesKazakhstanMax. length3.3 kilometers (2.1 mi)Max. width2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi)Surface areaca 6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi)Shore length120 kilometers (12 mi)Surface elevation−6 meters (−20 ft)SettlementsZhanakazan1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Saryaydyn (Kazakh: Сарыайдын) is a salt lake in Zhanakala District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

The lake lies at the end of the course of the Maly Uzen, close to Zhanakazan (former Novaya Kazanka), and 54 kilometers (34 mi) southwest of Zhanakala, the capital of the district.[2]

Geography

Saryaydyn belongs to the large Kamys-Samar lake group. It is located in the southern part and has a length of 3.3 kilometers (2.1 mi) and a width of 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi). The lake basin is fed by snow, as well as groundwater. In the summer the lake may dry up.[3]

River Maly Uzen flows into Saryaydyn from the north but its water is heavily depleted by agricultural use. To the northwest lies lake Aydyn, to the north of Zhanakazan.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Kazakhstan National encyclopedia, volume VIII / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9

External links

  • Media related to Saryaydyn at Wikimedia Commons
  • Tourism and recreational potential of the salt lakes of Western Kazakhstan
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