Kazy (; ) is a
salt lake
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in
Akkuly District
Akkuly (), until 2018 Lebyazhye (, ) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Akkuly (, ''Aqquly''; formerly Akku, , ''Aqqu'' (2018-1996); Lebyazhye ( (until 1996)). Popula ...
,
Pavlodar Region
Pavlodar Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 201 ...
,
Kazakhstan
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.
Location
The lake is located to the south of
Kazy village, to the northwest of
Malybay, about west of the
Russia-Kazakhstan border.
Akkuly, the district capital, lies to the southwest.
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Geography
Kazy is part of the Irtysh
The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world.
The river's source lies in the Altai Mountains, Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern p ...
basin. It lies in a tectonic
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These processes ...
depression of the Kulunda Plain
The Kulunda Steppe or Kulunda Plain (, , ''Qūlyndy dalasy'') is an alluvial plain in Russia and Kazakhstan. It is an important agricultural region in Western Siberia.
Geography
The steppe is located between the Ob and Irtysh rivers in the sout ...
. Lake Borli
Borli () is an alkaline lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the NNE of Akkuly, the district capital, and about southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital.
Geography
Borly is part of the Irtysh basin. It li ...
is located to the northwest, Kyzyltuz to the ESE, and Seiten
Seiten or Seyten () is a salt lake in Sharbakty District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the southwest of Chigirinovka village, about west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border.
Geography
Seiten is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies ...
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Flora and fauna
Lake Kazy is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The water is salty and has a high mineralization. It is not suitable for watering livestock.
See also
*List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is a list o ...
References
External links
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Hydrochemical Research and Geochemical Classification of Salt Lakes in the Pavlodar Region
Lakes of Pavlodar Region
Kulunda Steppe
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