Kerey (lake)

Kerey
Керей
Sentinel-2 image of lake Kerey
Kerey
Location	Kazakh Uplands
Coordinates	50°07′39″N68°42′17″E / 50.12750°N 68.70472°E / 50.12750; 68.70472
Type	endorheic
Primary inflows	Kerey river
Primary outflows	none
Catchment area	3,680 square kilometers (1,420 sq mi)
Basin  countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi)
Max. width	8.4 kilometers (5.2 mi)
Surface area	62.8 square kilometers (24.2 sq mi)
Average depth	0.4 meters (1 ft 4 in)
Shore length1	37.2 kilometers (23.1 mi)
Surface elevation	312 meters (1,024 ft)
Islands	one
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kerey (Kazakh : Керей) ^{[1] [2]} is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. ^{[3] [4]}

The lake lies in the northwestern sector of the district. The nearest inhabited locality is Zhanbobek (Жанбөбек) located 27 kilometers (17 mi) to the SSE of the southern shore. ^[4]

Geography

Kerey is a roughly kidney-shaped lake that lies at 312 meters (1,024 ft) above sea level. It is located 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the southwest of the southern shore of Lake Tengiz, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) to the east of lake Kypshak and 31 kilometers (19 mi) to the WNW of lake Kiyakty. The 100 kilometers (62 mi) long Kerey river flows from the south into the southeastern shore. ^[4]

Kerey is shallow and its shores are marshy. It is an endorheic lake, having no outflow. A short spit projecting from the southeastern side divides the southern shore into two bays. There is a small island off the spit. ^[3] Kerey is fed with snow, precipitation and groundwater. Its water level is usually at its highest in April and at its lowest in September. In years of drought the lake may dry up. ^[5]

See also

• Sor (geomorphology)
• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

References

1. "қазақстан республикасының мемлекеттік жіктеуіші - КЛАССИФИКАТОР АДМИНИСТРАТИВНО – ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
2. Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
3. Google Earth
4. "M-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)" . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
5. Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jakyp. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5

External links

• Media related to Kerey (lake) at Wikimedia Commons
• SARYARKA - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
• Northern Kazakhstan - Travel Guide