Lake Sarysu | |
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Location | Imishli Rayon Sabirabad Rayon |
Coordinates | 40°02′50″N 48°10′22″E / 40.04722°N 48.17278°E |
Type | Meromictic lake, wetland |
Primary inflows | Lake Ağgöl |
Primary outflows | Kura River |
Catchment area | Endorheic basin |
Basin countries | Azerbaijan |
Max. length | 22 km (14 mi) |
Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Surface area | 65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi) |
Average depth | .5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
Max. depth | 6.05 m (19.8 ft) |
Water volume | 60 million m3 (2.1 billion cu ft) |
Shore length1 | 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Sarysu (Azerbaijani: Sarısu meaning "Yellow Water") is the largest lake of Azerbaijan located in Imishli and Sabirabad raions of the Kur-Araz Lowland.[1]