Zhalauly

Zhalauly (Kazakh: Жалаулы; Russian: Жалаулы),[1][2] is a salt lake in Irtysh District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]

Zhalauly
Жалаулы
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April 2021
Zhalauly is located in Kazakhstan
Zhalauly
Zhalauly
LocationIshim Plain
West Siberian Plain
Coordinates52°52′N 74°07′E
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsShiderti
Primary outflowsnone
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length21 kilometers (13 mi)
Max. width15 kilometers (9.3 mi)
Surface area144 square kilometers (56 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Surface elevation66 meters (217 ft)

Zhalauly is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northwest of lake Shyganak. Road R-170 passes close to the northwestern end of the lake.[5][6]

Geography

Zhalauly is an endorheic lake lying at the southern end of the Ishim Plain. It consists of a larger western lake and a smaller eastern one, connected at the northern end by a sound. There are small salt flats and salt marshes to the northeast.[7] The lakeshores are dissected and largely swampy. The lake freezes in early November and thaws in late April.[1][5]

During periods of drought the lake may completely dry up, but in rare years of exceptional snowfall, the waters of the Shiderti river (Karasu) may completely fill lake Shyganak to the south and the overflow may reach lake Zhalauli.[1]

See also

References
  1. Жалаулы; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
  2. Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
  3. "N-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
  5. Google Earth
  6. ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
  7. The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems
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