Barsakelmes Lake

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Barsakelmes Lake
Barsa-kelmes Lake in Aral Sea 2011.jpg
LocationBetween the Northern and Western Seas of the former unified Aral Sea, Kazakhstan
Coordinates 46°14′N59°41′E / 46.23°N 59.69°E / 46.23; 59.69
Type Former lake
Basin  countriesKazakhstan

Barsakelmes Lake is a small, saline lake located between the Northern and Western Seas of the former unified Aral Sea. [1] It is the last remainder of the Eastern basin of the former South Aral Sea.

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History

Barsakelmes Lake in August 2024. The Aral Sea (21 Aug 2024).png
Barsakelmes Lake in August 2024.

Around the 2010s, Barsakelmes Lake split from the South Aral Sea. It is occasionally fed by the North Aral Sea after heavy rain or snowmelt.

By August 2024, the lake was almost completely dry. Satellite images at the time showed a greatly reduced area (~150 km²) and a brown discoloration, [2] indicating shallow water and the possibility for the lake to completely disappear in the next couple of years.


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References

  1. "The North Aral Sea and Barsakelmes Lake in Kazakhstan - NASA" . Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  2. "NASA Worldview". worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.