| Bargana | |
|---|---|
| Барғана | |
 Lake BarganaSentinel-2 image. | |
  Bargana | |
| Location | Kulunda Plain |
| Coordinates | 51°45′36″N78°57′32″E / 51.76000°N 78.95889°E /51.76000; 78.95889 |
| Type | Endorheic |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 9.4 square kilometers (3.6 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+5 |
| Shore length1 | 13.2 kilometers (8.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 148 meters (486 ft) |
| Islands | numerous |
| Settlements | Shoktal |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Bargana (Kazakh:Барғана;Russian:Баргана) is asalt lake inAkkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Bargana lake is 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of theRussia-Kazakhstan border, 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) southwest ofShoktal village and 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) east ofMaykaragay.Akkuly, the district capital, is roughly 83 kilometers (52 mi) to the southwest.[2][3]
Bargana is part of theIrtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of theKulunda Plain. LakeMalybay 36 kilometers (22 mi) is located to the southwest and red lakeKyzyltuz 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) further to the west.Seiten lies 55 kilometers (34 mi) to the WNW,Borli 62 kilometers (39 mi) to the west, andSormoildy 32 kilometers (20 mi) to the SSE. LakeGornostalevo lies 23 kilometers (14 mi) to the northeast andMalinovoye 49 kilometers (30 mi) to the east, both on the other side of the border. The Irtysh river flows 82 kilometers (51 mi) to the southwest.[2]
The lake has an elongated, irregular shape, stretching roughly from southeast to northwest for about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi). The eastern and northern coastlines are rocky. The remaining lakeshore sections are flat and swampy, fringed bysalt marshes.[1][2][3][4]
Lake Bargana is surrounded bysteppe vegetation. Its waters are used for watering local livestock until autumn, when the salinity increases and they become unsuitable for the purpose.[4]
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