Koksengirsor (; ) is a

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in the

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. The lake lies to the WNW of Zolotaya Niva village. The border with

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runs close to the southern end of the lake. Koksengirsor has local economic importance.

Geography

Koksengirsor is an

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part of the

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river basin. It lies at an elevation of . It is oriented from NE to SW and is elongated, roughly hourglass shaped. The southern part is shallower than the northern one and the eastern shore of the lake is steep. The Saga river flows from the west into the western shore and the Karasu from the southeast into the southern end of Koksengirsor. The lake usually freezes in November and stays under ice until March. Lake

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is located to the SSW. The western end of larger lake

Siletiteniz Siletiteniz (, ''Sıletıteñız''), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in the Ishim Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. The lake lies in North Kazakhstan, with the Pavlodar Region border running along the easte ...

lies to the ENE and Ulken Karoy to the north.

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References

External links

* {{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of North Kazakhstan Region Endorheic basins of Asia