Zhamantuz () is a

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in the Aktogay District,

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. The lake lies to the east of Barlybai village. The area surrounding Zhamantuz is used for livestock grazing.ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
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Geography

Zhamantuz is an

endorheic lake An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic lakes are generally Saline water, saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes ...

of the

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, at the southern end of the

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. It is part of the

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river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of . The Irtysh flows to the northeast of the lake. Zhamantuz has a roughly

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shape, with a smaller northern part connected to the southern through a narrow

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. The lake freezes in late November and stays under ice until the second half of March. It usually dries in the summer. There are a number of other lakes in its vicinity, such as Koserin to the east,

Aralsor Aralsor (; ) is a bittern salt lake group in Bokey Orda District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the east of the Russian border, north of the R-97 Highway (Kazakhstan). The road connects Saykyn station of the Vo ...

to the NNW,

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to the WSW, and

Taikonyr Taikonyr (; ) is a salt lake in the Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies to the SSW of Aktogay, the district capital, and to the west of Zhanatap village. Taikonyr has economic importance, there is commercial extra ...

to the southeast. to the SSW lies larger lake

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Flora and fauna

Zhamantuz is known as a "dead lake" () in Kazakh. Reeds grow in stretches of the shore. The lake is used for watering cattle in the spring.

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* {{Lakes of Kazakhstan Lakes of Pavlodar Region Endorheic basins of Asia

Geography

Flora and fauna

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