Katpagan

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Katpagan
Қатпаған
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Katpagan
Location Turgay Depression
Coordinates 49°41′22″N65°21′07″E / 49.68944°N 65.35194°E / 49.68944; 65.35194
Type endorheic lake
Basin  countries Kazakhstan
Max. length4.2 kilometers (2.6 mi)
Max. width1.9 kilometers (1.2 mi)
Surface area6.8 square kilometers (2.6 sq mi)
Residence time UTC+5:00
Surface elevation196 meters (643 ft)
Islands no

Katpagan (Kazakh : Қатпаған) is a salt lake in Amangeldi District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. [1]

Contents

The lake is located 52 kilometers (32 mi) to the south of Amangeldi, the district capital. The area is quite desolate, with few settlements. [2]

Geography

Katpagan is an endorheic lake of the Turgay Depression and is part of the Uly-Zhylanshyk river basin. The lake lies at an elevation of 111 meters (364 ft) surrounded by numerous small lakes. The Uly-Zhylanshyk flows about 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the southwest of the southern shore. Smaller lake Kishi Katpagan lies 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi) to the south. [1]

Katpagan has a roughly semicircular shape, stretching for over 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) in an east–west direction. The lake fills with snow and groundwater. It freezes at the end of November and thaws by the end of March. Katpagan partly dries in the summer, the shores becoming a salt marsh as the water recedes. [2] [3]

Flora and fauna

Typha and Phragmites reeds grow by the shore of Katpagan. The lake basin is surrounded by steppe vegetation. [3]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)" . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 Google Earth
  3. 1 2 Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5