Kalatuz

51°52′37″N 77°29′24″E / 51.87694°N 77.49000°E / 51.87694; 77.49000TypeSalt lakeCatchment area85 square kilometers (33 sq mi)Basin countriesKazakhstanMax. length3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi)Max. width2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi)Surface area8.2 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi)Average depth2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in)Water volume0.0138 cubic kilometers (0.0033 cu mi)Residence timeUTC+6Shore length¹12.2 meters (40 ft)Surface elevation102 meters (335 ft)Islandsnone¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kalatuz (Kazakh: Қалатұз) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.^[1][2]

The lake lies 47 kilometers (29 mi) to the NNW of Akkuly, the district capital, and about 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital.^[3]

Geography

Kalatuz is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain close to the Irtysh, only 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) northeast from its channel. It is located about 46 kilometers (29 mi) to the SSW of lake Maraldy and 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the WNW of lake Borly.^{[3][4][3][1][5]}

Flora and fauna

Lake Kalatuz is surrounded by steppe vegetation.^[5]

See also

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

References

External links

• Media related to Kalatuz at Wikimedia Commons
• Freshwater Reservoir Effect on Re-Dating of Eurasian Steppe Cultures: First Results for Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age North-East Kazakhstan