| Tuz | |
|---|---|
| Тұз | |
 Sentinel-2 picture of lake Tuz andTosagash village (right). | |
  Tuz | |
| Location | Kulunda Plain |
| Coordinates | 51°18′39″N78°38′29″E / 51.31083°N 78.64139°E /51.31083; 78.64139 |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 10.2 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Surface elevation | 133 meters (436 ft) |
| Islands | none |
| Settlements | Tosagash |
Tuz (Kazakh:Тұз;Russian:Туз) is asalt lake inAkkuly District,Pavlodar Region,Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake is located about 60 kilometers (37 mi) west of theRussia-Kazakhstan border.Akkuly, the district capital, lies 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the WNW. The border ofAbai Region stretches close to the southern lakeshore.[2][3]
Tuz is anendorheic lake part of theIrtysh basin. It lies in atectonic depression at the southern end of theKulunda Plain. LakeShoshkaly stretches 2.6 kilometers (1.6 mi) to the southeast,Sharbakty 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the WNW,Malybay 34 kilometers (21 mi) to the NNW,Sormoildy 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the ENE, and lakeTengizsor 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the south. River Irtysh flows 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the west.[2]
The lake has a slightly elongated shape oriented in a roughly southeast–northwest direction. It doesn't dry out in the summer and doesn't freeze in the winter.Tosagash village lies 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) from the eastern lakeshore. TheM38 Highway from theBorder of Russia toPavlodar andSemey (Semipalatinsk), passes 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the southwest of the lake.[3][2][1][4]
Lake Tuz is surrounded bysteppe vegetation.[4]
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