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Ulken Torangyl

Coordinates: 54°02′10″N 68°21′59″E / 54.03611°N 68.36639°E / 54.03611; 68.36639
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Ulken Torangyl
Үлкен Тораңғыл
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Ulken Torangyl is located in Kazakhstan
Ulken Torangyl
Ulken Torangyl
LocationIshim Plain
Coordinates54°02′10″N 68°21′59″E / 54.03611°N 68.36639°E / 54.03611; 68.36639
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsKamysakty
Primary outflowsnone
Catchment area2,000 square kilometers (770 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length10.3 kilometers (6.4 mi)
Max. width5 kilometers (3.1 mi)
Surface area42.2 square kilometers (16.3 sq mi)
Average depth5 meters (16 ft)
Max. depth6 meters (20 ft)
Water volume0.95 cubic kilometers (0.23 cu mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Shore length129.6 kilometers (18.4 mi)
Surface elevation147 m (482 ft)
Islandsnone
SettlementsKorneyevka and Sovietskoye
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ulken Torangyl (Kazakh: Үлкен Тораңғыл; Russian: Большой Тарангул) is a lake in Esil District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2]

The lake is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the SSW of Yavlenka town, the administrative center of the district. Korneyevka lies near the eastern lakeshore.[3]

Geography

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Ulken Torangyl is an endorheic lake belonging to the Ishim River basin. It is located at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain. The shores are sandy. The 106 kilometers (66 mi) long Kamysakty river flows from the south into the southwestern shore of the lake.[4] The Kamysakty and lake Ulken Torangyl form the upper section of the Kamyshlov Log from which the ancient valley of the Kamyshlov can be traced by a residual chain of lakes for almost 500 kilometers (310 mi) all the way to the Irtysh.[5]

The lake is surrounded by agricultural fields. Lake Shaglyteniz lies 87 kilometers (54 mi) to the east and the Sergeyev Dam 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the WSW.[3][4]

Flora and fauna

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Large swathes of the lakeshore are covered with reeds. There are 21 kinds of fish in the waters of the lake, including introduced species.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
  3. ^ a b Google Earth
  4. ^ a b c ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
  5. ^ Генетическая классификация озерных котловин Северо-Казахстанской равнины
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