Shelegino ( kk, Шелегино; russian: Шелегино) is a lake in Magzhan Zhumabaev and Kyzylzhar districts, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The border between the two districts runs across the lake from northwest to southeast.

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, the district capital, is located to the southeast. The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies to the north of the lake. The water of the lake is used for drinking purposes. The banks are a pasture zone for local cattle.

Geography

Shelegino is an endorheic lake of the

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river basin. It lies at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. The surface of the lake is , increasing to during floods. Lake

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lies to the SSE and

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only to the NNE on the other side of the border.

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Shelegino is a drying lake. Its water level has dropped significantly in recent decades and currently there are only a few residual pools left. Most of the remaining surface of the lake is

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y. The lakeshore is flat and the bottom is smooth and clayey. The thickness of the silt layer varies between and . The water is soft and hardens at the end of summer with a mineralization varying between and .''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev -

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Flora and fauna

Shelegino is surrounded by

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and marshy areas, Reeds cover most of the shallow parts of the surface and sedges and willows grow near the shore. Few spots in the middle of the lake are not encumbered with aquatic vegetation. Migratory birds such as the greater flamingo visit the lake seasonally.Zoogeographical results of the bicentennial study of the northern part of the Asian population of Phoenicopterus roseus
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References

External links

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Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia

Drying Lakes: A Review On The Health Conditions and Restoration Strategies
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