Kerey | |
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Керей | |
Location | Kazakh Uplands |
Coordinates | 50°07′39″N 68°42′17″E / 50.12750°N 68.70472°E |
Type | endorheic |
Primary inflows | Kerey river |
Primary outflows | none |
Catchment area | 3,680 square kilometers (1,420 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi) |
Max. width | 8.4 kilometers (5.2 mi) |
Surface area | 62.8 square kilometers (24.2 sq mi) |
Average depth | 0.4 meters (1 ft 4 in) |
Shore length1 | 37.2 kilometers (23.1 mi) |
Surface elevation | 312 meters (1,024 ft) |
Islands | one |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Kerey (Kazakh: Керей)[1][2] is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4]
The lake lies in the northwestern sector of the district. The nearest inhabited locality is Zhanbobek (Жанбөбек) located 27 kilometers (17 mi) to the SSE of the southern shore.[4]