Kak ( kk, Қақ; russian: Как), also known as Kishi Kak ( kk, Кіші Қақ), is a

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, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the WSW of Sergeyev town. Timiryazevo town, the administrative center of the district, lies to the west of the lake.

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Geography

Kak lies in a shallow depression to the west of the

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, in an area of scattered lakes at the southern limits of the West Siberian Plain. The lake is slightly elongated, stretching roughly from north to south, with a small round bay in the northeast. It is quite shallow and its bottom is flat. The middle of the lake has a maximum depth of a little over . The water of the lake is salty and bitter. Although it is not much smaller, the lake is also known as "Little Kak" in order to differentiate it from

Kak (Ulken Kak) Kak ( kk, Қақ; russian: Как), also known as Ulken Kak ( kk, Үлкен Қақ), is a lake in Timiryazev District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The southern shore of the lake lies very close to the border with Kostanay Province. Ti ...

lake located to the WSW in the same district. The

Sergeyev Dam Sergeyev Dam or Sergeyevka Dam ( kk, Сергеев бөгені; russian: Сергеевское водохранилище) is a gravity dam in Shal akyn District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The dam is located a little upstream from ...

lies to the east.Scheme of the Timiryazevsky District - tm.sko.gov.kz
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Fauna

Kishi Kak used to lie in a forest steppe zone, but presently it is largely surrounded by cultivated fields. The lake is visited every summer and autumn by waterbirds and waders, including large flocks of the

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.BirdLife Data Zone - BirdLife International — Maliy Kak Lake
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References

External links

Ecological assessment of wetland ecosystems of northern Kazakhstan
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region West Siberian Plain