Koryakovka ( kk, Коряковка) is a

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Pavlodar District Pavlodar ( kk, Павлодар ауданы, ) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Pavlodar Pavlodar ( ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital o ...

, Pavlodar Region,

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. The lake lies to the northeast of

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town.

Koryakovka Koryakovka ( kk, Коряковка) is a salt lake in Pavlodar District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the northeast of Pavlodar town. Koryakovka (village, Koryakovka village lies close to the southern lakeshore. Geography Ko ...

village lies close to the southern lakeshore.ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
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Geography

Koryakovka lake is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the

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, to the east of the course of the Irtysh. Lake Bylkyldak lies to the west,

Maraldy Maraldy or Maraldi ( kk, Маралды) is a salt lake in Sharbakty and Pavlodar districts, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the east of Pavlodar town, about west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. The A18 highway passes to the ...

to the ESE, and

Ulken Tobylzhan Ulken Tobylzhan ( kk, Үлкен Тобылжан; russian: Большой Таволжан, ''Bolshoy Tavolzhan'') is a salt lake in Uspen District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the northeast of Pavlodar town and south of Us ...

to the ENE. The lake usually dries in the summer season. When it has water it generally has a pink tint. The shore is flat. The water of the lake is highly

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. Table salt has been mined at lake Koryakovka since the late 18th century.Pavlodar Library - Pavlodar District
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''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5

Flora and fauna

The lake is surrounded by steppe vegetation, including

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