Siletiteniz ( kk, Сілетітеңіз, ''Sıletıteñız''), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an

endorheic An endorheic basin (; also spelled endoreic basin or endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but drainage converges instead into lakes ...

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). ...

located in the

Ishim Plain Ishim Steppe (russian: Ишимская равнина, kk, Есіл даласы, ''Yesil dalasy'') is a plain in the southern part of Western Siberia, between the Irtysh and Tobol rivers. Administratively it is part of Kurgan, Tyumen, and Omsk ...

, part of the

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. The lake lies partly in

North Kazakhstan North Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit=Soltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Северо-Казахстанская область, translit=Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakh ...

and in the

Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region ( kk, Павлодар облысы, translit=Pavlodar oblysy; russian: Павлодарская область, translit=Pavlodarskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and ; the latest official ...

, near the

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n border. ''Teniz'' is Kazakh for "sea", while the etymology of ''Selety'' is less clear. One hypothesis is that it derives from

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*''sēre'', "stag."

Geography

The lake basin covers but the actual area covered by water varies according to the seasons. The lake reaches a maximum depth of and has a volume of about . The northern and eastern shores are high and straight while the western shore is low-lying and indented, gradually giving way to

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es.

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is emitted from deposits at the bottom of the lake. Smaller lake

Kyzylkak Kyzylkak ( kk, Қызылқақ; russian: Кызылкак) is a bittern salt lake in Ertis District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the east of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. There are no settlements by the lakesh ...

lies to the east of its northern end,

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lake to the north, and

Ulken-Karoy Ulken-Karoy or Ulken Karaoy, meaning "Big Karoy" ( kk, Үлкен Қараой; russian: Улькен-Карой or ''Большой Карой'' —Bolshoy Karoy), is a salt lake in Akzhar District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake ...

to the northwest.

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The lake is mainly fed by snow. The river

Sileti The Sileti ( kk, Сілеті; russian: Силети) is a river in Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The Sileti river system is an endorheic watershed in the Akmola, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions of Kazakhstan. Co ...

, which is long and drains an area of , sometimes reaches the lake during high water but usually dissipates into the marshes south of the lake..

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Geography

See also

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