| Kalibek | |
|---|---|
| Қалыбек / Калибек | |
 2021Sentinel-2 image of the lake in June | |
  Kalibek | |
| Location | Ishim Plain West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 53°52′N70°37′E / 53.867°N 70.617°E /53.867; 70.617 |
| Type | endorheic |
| Catchment area | 2,660 square kilometers (1,030 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 17 kilometers (11 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.3 kilometers (4.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 110 square kilometers (42 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) |
| Water volume | 0.6 cubic kilometers (0.14 cu mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 70 kilometers (43 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 85.6 meters (281 ft) |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Kalibek (Kazakh:Қалыбек;Russian:Калибек)[1][2] is abitternsalt lake inTaiynsha District,North Kazakhstan Region,Kazakhstan.[3]
Taiynsha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the west of the lake.[4]
Kalibek lies in the southern part of theIshim Plain, southwest of the Russian border.[5] It is anendorheic lake located in a depression betweenShaglyteniz to the west andKishi-Karoy to the east.Alabota lake lies 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the ESE.[6][4] Kalibek is fed mainly by snow and rain. The lake bottom is clayey and its shores are low and gently-sloping. Its surface greatly decreases after the spring floods.[7]
A number of intermittent small streams flow into the lakeshore, the two main ones from the southwest. Ushsay, a small, narrow lake located in the northeast, is connected to Kalibek by a channel. Formerly there was exploitation of salt for commercial purposes at the lake.[8]
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