Karasor ( kk, Қарасор; russian: Карасор) is a
salt lake
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in the
Ekibastuz City Administration,
Pavlodar Region,
Kazakhstan
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.
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Karasor is the largest of the lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz. It is located to the northeast of the city and to the west of
Kalkaman
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Geography
Karasor is an
endorheic lake in the
Irtysh Basin
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...
. It stretches from southeast to northwest for roughly and is about wide. Smaller lake
Shandaksor, with the
Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station
Ekibastuz ( kk, Екібастұз, translit=Ekıbastūz, , ەكئباستۇز; russian: Экибастуз) is a city in Pavlodar Region, northeastern Kazakhstan. The population was Ekibastuz is served by Ekibastuz Airport.
History
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rising by its eastern shore, lies to the west of the northwestern corner, and
Zhyngyldy
Zhyngyldy ( kz, Жынгылды, ''Jyngyldy'', ''جىنگىلدى''), also known as Zhyngghyldy or Kuybyshevo (russian: Куйбышево, ''Kuybyshevo''), is a town in Mangystau Region, southwest Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the R ...
, with the
Ekibastuz GRES-1 Power Station by its northern shore, lies to the WSW of the southwestern lakeshore. Other lakes in the vicinity are
Tuzdysor, located to the northwest,
Kudaikol
Kudaikol ( kk, Құдайкөл) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. I ...
to the southeast, and
Shureksor to the north.
The Bala Tundik river flows into Karasor. The lake is fed by snow and rain. Karasor usually freezes in November and thaws in April. The lakeshores are flat and the surrounding area is used for local livestock grazing. There are also some cultivated fields.
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See also
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List of lakes of Kazakhstan
References
External links
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Озера и реки Казахстана(in Russian)
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan
Endorheic lakes of Asia
Lakes of Pavlodar Region