Koktinkoli (; ) is a

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, former Atasu, is located to the northwest of the lake, and

Koktinkoli Koktinkoli (; ) is a lake in Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. Zhanaarka, former Atasu, is located to the northwest of the lake, and Koktinkoli station to the northeast of the northern lakeshore. The border with Ulytau Region lies ...

station to the northeast of the northern lakeshore. The border with

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lies to the west of the western lakeshore.

Geography

Koktinkoli is an exorheic lake in the Sarysu basin. River

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flows into the lake from the northeast and flows out of it from the north. The lake is roughly triangular-shaped, with its vertex in the north. The western shore is steep, lined with cliffs up to high, and consists of gray

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mixed with clay. The remaining stretches of the lakeshore are flat and clayey. An earthen dam was built to regulate the water level at the northern and northeastern end, where the river flows in and out. Lake

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lies to the northwest.

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The lake freezes in November and stays under ice until April. Koktinkoli does not dry in the summer, but its level fluctuates around yearly, depending on the inflow of river Zhaman Sarysu. The lake water is hard and slightly saline, with a mineralization of .Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. -

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Flora and fauna

The lake is surrounded by highland

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cover some stretches of the lakeshore.

Sedge The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

s, wormwood,

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and feathergrass grow near the banks. Among the fishes living in the lake, the

crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval Lat ...

perch Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus ''Perca'', which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch (''P. fluviatilis'') ...

bream Bream (, ) are species of freshwater fish belonging to a variety of genera including '' Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), '' Ballerus'', '' Blicca'', '' Brama'', '' Chilotilapia'', '' Etelis'', '' Lepomis'', '' Gymnocranius'', ...

and

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

deserve mention.

References

External links

* Lakes of Kazakhstan Karaganda Region Sarysu basin {{KaragandaRegion-geo-stub

Geography

Flora and fauna

See also

References

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