Shandaksor

Shandaksor
Шаңдақсор
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Shandaksor is located in Kazakhstan
Shandaksor
Shandaksor
LocationEkibastuz City Administration
Coordinates52°00′05″N 75°24′51″E / 52.00139°N 75.41417°E / 52.00139; 75.41417
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsIrtysh–Karaganda Canal
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length8.4 kilometers (5.2 mi)
Max. width6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi)
Surface area41.7 square kilometers (16.1 sq mi)
Max. depth6.1 meters (20 ft)
Water volume0.26 cubic kilometers (0.062 cu mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Surface elevationca 70 meters (230 ft)
Islandsyes
SettlementsSolnechny

Shandaksor (Kazakh: Шаңдақсор; Russian: Шандаксор) is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Shandaksor is one of the main lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz and is part of the Irtysh Water Management Basin. It is located 24 kilometers (15 mi) to the north of the city. Solnechny village and the Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station lie by its northeastern shore. It was formed by filling an endorheic intermittent lake (sor) with water from the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal in order to cool the adjacent thermal power station. The ashes of the station are dumped into nearby lake Karasor.[2][3]

  1. ^ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5