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Turgai Trough
The Turgay Depression, also known as Turgay Basin, Turgay Trough, and Turgay Hollow ( kk, Торғай қолатый; rus, Тургайская ложбина), is a structural basin in Kazakhstan.Тургайская ложбина '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian) The depression is named after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarykopa
Sarykopa ( kk, Сарықопа; russian: Сарыкопа) is a Bittern (salt), bittern salt lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Sarykopa lies in the steppe of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Zhangeldi District, in the southern area of Kostanay Region. There are a number of villages near the lake. Geography Sarykopa is an endorheic lake. Its shape is elongated, stretching roughly from SSW to NNE . The long Saryozen river flows into the lake from the north and the Teke from the west. Since the lake is fed by snow its level is subject to variations according to the inflow, reaching a maximum area of in the spring floods when the snows melt. In years of significant snowfall the lake becomes a single body of water and its waters may flow out into the Turgay (river), Turgay river through a channel close to Tauysh village in the south, but such periods are very few and far between.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulkayak
The Ulkayak ( kk, Өлкейек; russian: улькаяк) is a river in Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a catchment area of .''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0(T.Z.),ISBN 9965-893-19-5 It is one of the rivers of the southern part of the Turgay Depression, belonging to the Irgyz -Turgay ecoregion. It flows across the Zhangeldi District of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.Google Earth There are historical Kazakh sites in the valley of the Ulkayak. Course The Ulkayak is formed at the confluence of rivers Zhantai (Жантай) and Tolybai (Толыбай). The river flows first southwestwards across steppe territory within a flat valley. It cuts across some gorges along its course, the longest of which is . Towards its last stretch its valley widens and the river meanders heading roughly southwards. Finally it flows into the Kyzylkol, a salt lake which is connected with the Turgay th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tectonic Subsidence
Tectonic subsidence is the sinking of the Earth's crust on a large scale, relative to crustal-scale features or the geoid. The movement of crustal plates and accommodation spaces created by faulting create subsidence on a large scale in a variety of environments, including passive margins, aulacogens, fore-arc basins, foreland basins, intercontinental basins and pull-apart basins. Three mechanisms are common in the tectonic environments in which subsidence occurs: extension, cooling and loading. Mechanisms Extension Where the lithosphere undergoes horizontal extension at a normal fault or rifting center, the crust will stretch until faulting occurs, either by a system of normal faults (which creates horsts and grabens) or by a system of listric faults. These fault systems allow the region to stretch, while also decreasing its thickness. A thinner crust subsides relative to thicker, undeformed crust. Cooling Lithospheric stretching/thinning during rifting results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalkarteniz
Shalkarteniz ( kk, Шалқартеңіз; russian: Шалкартениз) is an extensive salt flat and seasonal lake in the Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The Shalkarteniz lies in the northeastern sector of the Turan Depression, northwest of the city of Aralsk. It is part of the Kazakh semi-desert ecoregion. There are no settlements in the immediate vicinity. History Until the end of the 16th century, the Shalkarteniz basin was regularly filled by the formerly more abundant waters of the Turgay river, which at that time reached the Aral Sea. In the centuries that followed the river became shallow and carried less water, so the Shalkarteniz could not overflow. Thus the Turgay stopped flowing south and the depression lost its connection with the Aral Sea. By the 20th century, at the time of the Kazakh SSR, the degradation of the forest cover and extraction of water from the Turgay and Irgiz rivers increased. Finally by 1960 Shalkarteniz completely dried up and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barakkol
Barakkol ( kk, Барақкөл, ''Baraqköl'') is a lake in Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, central Kazakhstan. Barakkol is part of the proposed Ulytau-Arganatinsk nature reserve. The nearest settlement is Arganatinsk. ''Köl'' is the word for lake in Turkic languages, and Baraq was a khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan. Geography Barakkol is a freshwater lake of the Turgay Depression. It is approximately wide and long. It lies between the Gora Akdongul and Gora Baygetobe mountains in a shallow valley narrowing out to the north and open to the south with low hills to the northeast and northwest. Flora and fauna The lake has reeds growing along the shores. Together with lake Ashchykol to the ESE, Barakkol is an important wetland for migrating geese, specifically ''Anser anser'', the greylag goose, and ''Anser erythropus'', the lesser white-fronted goose The lesser white-fronted goose (''Anser erythropus'') is a goose closely related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkol (lake)
Akkol, meaning "White Lake" ( kk, Ақкөл; russian: Акколь), is a salt lake in Zhangeldi District, in the SW sector of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.Google Earth Local authorities try to promote tourism in the lake, but the area lacks the necessary infrastructure. The nearest inhabited locality is Akhmeta Baytursynuly to the east of the eastern shore. Geography Akkol is located in the southern part of the Turgay Depression at above sea level. It is an endorheic lake sharing the same depression as smaller lakes and salt pans nearby. A projecting spit in the northwestern shore of the lake divides the northern side into two bays. The lake lies about to the NNE of the northern end of the Shalkarteniz lake. Much smaller lakes Uziksor and Karaksor are located to the southeast, close to its shores. There is a hot spring from the lake where the water temperature reaches [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksuat (lake)
Aksuat ( kk, Ақсуат; russian: Аксуат) is a brackish lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Aksuat is a steppe lake of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Nauyrzym District, Kostanay Region. Now uninhabited Naurzum village is located near the lake and the Naurzum Nature Reserve protected area is named after it. Karamendy, the administrative center of the district, is located about to the northwest and Shili village to the northeast of the northern end of the lake. Geography Aksuat is an endorheic lake lying in the Ishim river valley, between Zharman lake to the north and Sarykopa farther to the south. It is a shallow and elongated lake system, stretching roughly from SSW to NNE and consisting of two main lakes, the Small Aksuat and the Big Aksuat which are connected by a long channel. The Karasu river flows into the lake from the southwest. In years of heavy snowfall the lake may reach a surface area of in the spring, but during the dry season in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyuntyugur
Tyuntyugur ( kk, Тімтуір; russian: Тюнтюгур) is a lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Tyuntyugur is a steppe lake of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Karasu District, Kostanay Region. By the northern shore lies the small village of Tyuntyugur and the administrative center of the district, Karasu village, is located to the west of the western lakeshore.Google Earth Tyuntyugur is part of the Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System, a Ramsar site, since 2009. Geography Tyuntyugur is an endorheic lake lying to the east of the larger Koybagar lake. The lake has a regular, roughly oval, shape. Its water is brackish. The smaller and elongated lake Zhanshura lies close to the east. They are separated by a landspit that is at its narrowest in the area of the southeastern shore of lake Tyuntyugur, where the western shore of lake Zhanshura is only away. The Tyuntyugur river flows from the south into the southern end of the lake. The eastern shore of lake Tyuntyugur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koybagar
Koybagar ( kk, Қойбағар; russian: Койбагар) is a lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Koybagar is a steppe lake of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Karasu District, Kostanay Region. Karasu village is located west of the lake.Google Earth The lake is part of the Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System, a Ramsar site, since 2009. Geography Koybagar is an endorheic lake lying in an isolated basin encircled by an unbroken wall of clay cliffs varying in height from to . It is located between the larger Kushmurun lake to the west and the smaller Tyuntyugur to the east. The lake stretches roughly from north to south. The Karasu river flows into the western shore of the lake. In years of heavy snowfall the lake may reach a surface area of and the water becomes fresh. Usually during the dry season in the summer the lake shrinks, the northern part dries up and the water of the southern part turns brackish. The lakeshore is largely slightly sloping and low-lying. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushmurun
Kushmurun ( kk, Құсмұрын; russian: Кушмурун) is a brackish lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Kushmurun is one of largest natural waterbodies of Kazakhstan. It lies in the northern sector of the Turgay Basin, at the border between Auliekol and Karasu districts, north of the village of Kushmurun. The western side of the catchment area of the lake has been converted to agricultural land, affecting biodiversity. Geography Kushmurun is an elongated fluvial lake located in the Turgay Basin. The lake stretches roughly from SSW to NNE and is crossed by the Ubagan river, a right tributary of the Tobol, from south to north. Kushmurun is fed by snow. To the southwest of Kushmurun rises the Amankaragai forested massif. The level of the lake is subject to variations according to the inflow, reaching a maximum area of in periods of high water and down to in periods of low water. The depth fluctuates between and . The bottom of Kushmurun is flat and has thick stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saline Water
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water, but less salty than brine. The salt concentration is usually expressed in parts per thousand (permille, ‰) and parts per million (ppm). The USGS salinity scale defines three levels of saline water. The salt concentration in slightly saline water is 1,000 to 3,000 ppm (0.1–0.3%); in moderately saline water is 3,000 to 10,000 ppm (0.3–1%); and in highly saline water is 10,000 to 35,000 ppm (1–3.5%). Seawater has a salinity of roughly 35,000 ppm, equivalent to 35 grams of salt per one liter (or kilogram) of water. The saturation level is only nominally dependent on the temperature of the water. At one liter of water can dissolve about 357 grams of salt, a concentration of 26.3% w/w. At boiling () the amount that can be dissolved in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
