salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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Kudaikol is one of the lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz. It is located to the ENE of the city and to the south of
Kalkaman
Kalkaman is a village in Almaty Region, in south-eastern Kazakhstan.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Kudaikol
Kudaikol ( kk, Құдайкөл) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz, Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 ...
village lies to the northeast. The A17 Highway passes close to the western edge of the lake.
Atygay to the southwest of the southwestern end. Other lakes in the vicinity are Zhamantuz, located to the southeast and
Kalkaman
Kalkaman is a village in Almaty Region, in south-eastern Kazakhstan.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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, to the northeast.
A small river flows into the lake from the east. The lake is fed by snow and rain. It usually freezes in November and thaws in April. The lakeshores are flat, muddy in the southwestern part. The surrounding area is pasture for local livestock. Kudaikol is suitable for watering cattle only in the spring, before the shoreline recedes and the water becomes too salty.
Google Earth
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