North Aral Sea

The North Aral Sea is the northern part of the Aral Sea. It is also called little Aral Sea. It split form the rest in 1987 and 1988. The southern part of the Aral Sea was called South Aral Sea. North Aral Sea is mainly fed by Syr Darya. There is a 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) dam, called Dike Kokaral, which separates it from the rest of the Aral Sea. The dam had a poor design, but in 2005, the government of Kazakhstan could improve it. Since then the water levels of the lake have risen.

North Aral Sea Солтүстік Арал теңізі  (Kazakh)
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April 2005 and April 2006 comparisons
Location	Kazakhstan, Central Asia
Coordinates	46.5°N 60.7°E / 46.5; 60.7
Type	endorheic, natural lake, reservoir
Primary inflows	Syr Darya (previously also the Amu Darya)
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Surface area	3,300 km2 (1,270 sq mi) (2008) 2,550 km2 (985 sq mi) (2003)
Max. depth	30 m (98 ft) (2003) 42 m (138 ft) (2008)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River
Designated	2 February 2012
Reference no.	2083[1]

References

1. "Lesser Aral Sea and Delta of the Syrdarya River". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.