Kazy

For other meanings, see Qazı.

Kazy (Kazakh: Қазы; Russian: Казы) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.^[1]

Kazy
Қазы
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake
Kazy
Location	Kulunda Plain
Coordinates	51°42′09″N 78°03′33″E
Type	Salt lake
Catchment area	106 square kilometers (41 sq mi)
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	3 kilometers (1.9 mi)
Max. width	2.7 kilometers (1.7 mi)
Surface area	6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi)
Average depth	1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in)
Water volume	0.005 cubic kilometers (0.0012 cu mi)
Residence time	UTC+5
Shore length1	8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)
Surface elevation	119 meters (390 ft)
Islands	none
Settlements	Kazy
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Location

The lake is located 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) to the south of Kazy village, 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the northwest of Malybay, about 70 kilometers (43 mi) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Akkuly, the district capital, lies 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the southwest.^[2][3]

Geography

Kazy is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain. Lake Borli is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the northwest, Kyzyltuz 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the ESE, and Seiten 22 kilometers (14 mi) to the north.^[2]

The shape of the lake is roughly oval. Compared to neighboring lakes it is relatively deep and displays a bluish-green hue. The eastern and northwestern shores are flat and swampy, but the southern coast is rocky.^[3][2][1][4]

Flora and fauna

Lake Kazy is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The water is salty and has a high mineralization. It is not suitable for watering livestock.^[4]

See also

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan