Kishi Shabakty ( kk, Кіші Шабақты; russian: Малое Чебачье, ''Maloye Chebachye'' —"Small Chebachye") is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

Burabay District Burabay District ( kk, Бурабай ауданы, ; russian: Бурабайский район) is a district of Aqmola Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Shchuchinsk. Population: Prior to S ...

Akmola Region Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...

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. The lake is part of the

Burabay National Park The Burabay National Park (, ) is a natural park located in Burabay District, in Aqmola Region, Kazakhstan, near Nur-Sultan. The park was selected as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in Kazakhstan. The park is under the direct jurisdiction ...

, a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

.''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' Vol. III / General editor. B. O. Jacob. -

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5

Geography

Kishi Shabakty lies in the eastern sector of the

Kokshetau Lakes Kokshetau Lakes ( kk, Көкшетау көлдері) is a group of water bodies in the North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions, Kazakhstan. The lakes are in a picturesque mountain setting with rocky outcrops and pine forest covered hill slopes. Th ...

, at the northwestern edge of the

Kokshetau Massif The Kokshetau Massif or Kokshetau Mountains ( kk, Көкшетау тауы) is a mountain massif in the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T. ...

. Its shape is elongated, stretching roughly from NE to SW for over . The water of the lake is slightly

saline Saline may refer to: * Saline (medicine), a liquid with salt content to match the human body * Saline water, non-medicinal salt water * Saline, a historical term (especially US) for a salt works or saltern Places * Saline, Calvados, a commune in ...

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, "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume IX A mountain range rises above the southeastern shores of Kishi Shabakty. Lake

Ulken Shabakty Lake Ulken Shabakty ( kz, Үлкен Шабақты, ''Ülken Şabaqty''; russian: Большое Чебачье) is a lake in the Burabay District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. Fishery on the lake is common. The lake lies by Burabay s ...

lies to the ENE of the northeastern end and

Burabay Burabay ( kk, Бурабай), formerly ''Borovoye'', is a settlement in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Burabay rural district (KATO code - 117035100). Population: Burabay is a spa town. The ...

spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. H ...

to the east.

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Flora and fauna

Among the fish species living in the lake the native species are

crucian carp The crucian carp (''Carassius carassius'') is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions. Its name derives from the Low German ''karusse'' or ''karutze'', possibly from Medieval Lat ...

Prussian carp The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or Gibel carp (''Carassius gibelio''), is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish, such as the common carp, goldfish, and the smaller minnows. It is a medium-sized cyprinid, and d ...

perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

and

roach Roach may refer to: Animals * Cockroach, various insect species of the order Blattodea * Common roach (''Rutilus rutilus''), a fresh and brackish water fish of the family Cyprinidae ** ''Rutilus'' or roaches, a genus of fishes * California roach ...

Bream Bream ( ) are species of freshwater and marine fish belonging to a variety of genera including ''Abramis'' (e.g., ''A. brama'', the common bream), ''Acanthopagrus'', '' Argyrops'', ''Blicca'', '' Brama'', ''Chilotilapia'', '' Etelis'', ''Lepo ...

zander The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, ruffes and darters. It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is a popul ...

, ripus, peled and

muksun The muksun ''(Coregonus muksun)'' is a type of whitefish widespread in the Siberian Arctic waters. It is mostly found in the freshened areas of the Kara and Laptev Seas and up the major rivers, as well as in Lake Taymyr. Like all whitefishes, i ...

have been introduced.Состояние гидробионтов водоемов особо охраняемых природных территорий республиканского значения северного и центрального Казахстана
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References

External links

Burabay National Park
(in Russian) {{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region Kazakh Uplands

Geography

Flora and fauna

See also

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