Karasor (lake, Ekibastuz)

Karasor
Қарасор
Sentinel-2 image of the lake. The white spot are ashes from the nearby power plants.
Karasor is located in Kazakhstan
Karasor
Karasor
LocationEkibastuz City Administration
Coordinates51°57′58″N 75°41′44″E / 51.96611°N 75.69556°E / 51.96611; 75.69556
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsBala tunnik
Catchment area8,750 square kilometers (3,380 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length17.2 kilometers (10.7 mi)
Max. width7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Surface area44.3 square kilometers (17.1 sq mi)
Max. depth5 meters (16 ft)
Residence timeUTC+6
Shore length178.7 kilometers (48.9 mi)
Surface elevation70 meters (230 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Karasor (Kazakh: Қарасор; Russian: Карасор) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1][2]

Karasor is the largest of the lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz. It is located 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the northeast of the city and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the west of Kalkaman.[3]

  1. ^ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
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