| Kyzylkak | |
|---|---|
| Қызылқақ / Кызылкак | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021 | |
  Kyzylkak | |
| Location | Ishim Plain West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 53°25′N73°46′E / 53.417°N 73.767°E /53.417; 73.767 |
| Type | endorheic |
| Primary inflows | Birsuat and Aksuat |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 18.8 kilometers (11.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 175 square kilometers (68 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.5 meters (4 ft 11 in) |
| Shore length1 | 106.5 kilometers (66.2 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 41 meters (135 ft) |
| Islands | None |
| 1 Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Kyzylkak (Kazakh:Қызылқақ;Russian:Кызылкак) is abittern salt lake inErtis District,Pavlodar Region,Kazakhstan.[1][2]
The lake lies 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) to the east of the northern end of largerSiletiteniz lake. There are no settlements by the lakeshore. The nearest inhabited locality isKyzylkak village, located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) to the south of the southern coastline of the lake.[3][4]
Kyzylkak is anendorheic lake located in theIshim Plain, south of the Russian border. It lies in the lowest part of a large depression and its shores are very steep. The bottom of the lake has a thick layer of black mud containingmagnesium salts and releasingHydrogen sulphide.[5] Lake Kyzylkak is fed mainly by snow, but owing to its highsalinity it does not freeze in the winter.[6]
The Birsuat, Agynsay and Aksuat are the main rivers flowing into the lake. Depending on the rainfall the surface area of the lake varies between 172 square kilometers (66 sq mi) and 188 square kilometers (73 sq mi) on average.[3]
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