Siletiteniz (, ''Sıletıteñız''), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an

endorheic An endorheic basin ( ; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent ...

salt lake A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per liter). I ...

located in the

Ishim Plain Ishim Steppe (, , ''Yesil dalasy'') is a plain in the southern part of Western Siberia, between the Irtysh and Tobol rivers. Administratively it is part of Kurgan, Tyumen, and Omsk oblasts in Russia, and the North Kazakhstan Region in Kazakhstan. ...

, part of the

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. The lake lies in North Kazakhstan, with the

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 ...

border running along the eastern lakeshore and the Kazakhstan-Russia border to the north of the northeastern end. ''Teniz'' is Kazakh for "sea", while the etymology of ''Selety'' is less clear. One hypothesis is that it derives from

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*''sēre'', "stag."

Geography

The lake basin covers but the actual area covered by water varies according to the seasons. The lake reaches a maximum depth of and has a volume of about . The northern and eastern shores are high and straight while the western shore is low-lying and indented, gradually giving way to

salt marsh A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides. I ...

es.

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is emitted from deposits at the bottom of the lake. Smaller lake

Zhamantuz Zhamantuz (; "bad salt") may refer to: *Zhamantuz, Aksu City Administration, a lake in the Aksu City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *Zhamantuz, Aktogay District, a lake in Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan *Zhamantuz (lake, ...

lies close to the southwestern tip, and lake

Zhaksytuz Zhaksytuz () is a salt lake in the Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, and Yereymentau District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. The border between the North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions cuts across the middle of the lake from east to w ...

to the south. Other lakes in the vicinity are Kyzylkak to the east of its northern end,

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to the north, and

Ulken-Karoy Ulken-Karoy or Ulken Karaoy, meaning "Big Karoy" (; or ''Большой Карой'' —Bolshoy Karoy), is a salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the northwest of the northern end of larger ...

to the northwest.

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The lake is mainly fed by snow. The river

Sileti The Sileti (; ) is a river in Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The Sileti river system is an endorheic watershed in the Akmola, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions of Kazakhstan. Course The sources of the Sileti are ...

, which is long and drains an area of , sometimes reaches the lake during high water but usually dissipates into the marshes south of the lake..

References

Lakes of North Kazakhstan Region Lakes of Pavlodar Region Endorheic lakes of Asia Saline lakes of Asia {{PavlodarRegion-geo-stub

Geography

See also

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