Shandaksor (; ) is a

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in the Ekibastuz City Administration,

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. Shandaksor is one of the main lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz and is part of the Irtysh Water Management Basin. It is located to the north of the city. Solnechny village and the

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lie by its northeastern shore. It was formed by filling an

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intermittent lake (

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) with water from the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal in order to cool the adjacent thermal power station. The ashes of the station are dumped into nearby lake

Karasor Karasor (; ),
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Geography

Shandaksor is part of the Irtysh Basin. It stretches from southwest to northeast for roughly and is about wide. There are two small islands and a few little islets at the southern end of the lake. The northern end of larger lake

Karasor Karasor (; ),
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lies to the east. Smaller lake Zhyngyldy, with the

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by its northern shore, lies to the south of the southern lakeshore. Lake Tuzdysor lies to the northeast and Shureksor in the same direction.Yandex.ru - озеро Шандаксор
/ref> Shandaksor usually freezes in November and thaws in April. The lakeshores are flat and the surrounding area is used for local livestock grazing. There are also some cultivated fields.

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Fauna

The lake is rich in fish, including

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, as well as species that have been released in it. The water of the lake is used for cooling the power plant. Studies have been carried out in order to assess the impact on the lake fauna.

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is practiced in Shandaksor in the winterKazTAG - Management of Ekibastuz GRES-2 declared ecological safety of industry
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References

External links

*
Stuge, TS.; Taranina, GV.; Ten, VA.; Linchevskaya, MD. ''The chemical and biological regimes of Lake Shandaksor.''
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan Endorheic lakes of Asia Lakes of Pavlodar Region Ekibastuz City Administration

Geography

Fauna

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