Kalatuz ( kk, Қалатұз) is a
salt lake
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in
Akkuly District
Akkuly ( kk, Аққулы ауданы, Aqquly audany, اققۋلى اۋدانى), until 2018 Lebyazhye ( kk, Лебяжі ауданы, ) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the ...
,
Pavlodar Region,
Kazakhstan.
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The lake lies to the NNW of Akkuly, the district capital, and about southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital. The lake water is not suitable for watering livestock.
Geography
Kalatuz is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain close to the Irtysh, only northeast from its channel. It is located about to the SSW of lake Maraldy and to the WNW of lake Borly.[Hydrochemical Research and Geochemical Classification of Salt Lakes in the Pavlodar Region](_blank)
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Flora and fauna
Lake Kalatuz is surrounded by sandy soil with steppe vegetation.
See also
* List of lakes of Kazakhstan
References
External links
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Freshwater Reservoir Effect on Re-Dating of Eurasian Steppe Cultures: First Results for Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age North-East Kazakhstan
Lakes of Pavlodar Region
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