Taldyaral

Taldyaral (Kazakh: Талдыарал), is a lake in Akkayin District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.^[1]

Taldyaral
Талдыарал
Sentinel-2 image of the lake.
Taldyaral
Location	Ishim Plain West Siberian Plain
Coordinates	54°28′32″N 69°32′35″E
Type	endorheic
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	9.1 kilometers (5.7 mi)
Max. width	3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi)
Surface area	20.4 square kilometers (7.9 sq mi) to 21.7 square kilometers (8.4 sq mi)
Residence time	UTC+6
Shore length1	28.3 kilometers (17.6 mi)
Surface elevation	128.3 meters (421 ft)
Settlements	near Smirnovo
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Taldyaral is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the southeast of Smirnovo, the district capital.^[1][2]

Geography

Taldyaral is an endorheic lake of the Ishim river basin. It lies at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain in the Kamyshlov Log, an alignment of disconnected lakes which is the bed of ancient river Kamyshlov. With a length of over 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) Taldyaral is the largest of the lakes in the tract between lake Ulken Torangyl and Petropavl city. This stretch is roughly aligned from southwest to northeast with lake Zholdyozek 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) to the southwest and Ulken Zharma 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) to the northeast of Taldyaral.^[3][1][2]

The lake is elongated from northeast to southwest, with a narrower central part. Its lakeshore is flat and the water is saline.^[2][4]

Flora and fauna

Taldyaral is surrounded by steppe. The waters of the lake are encumbered by aquatic vegetation.^[2]

See also

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan