Shandaksor | |
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Шаңдақсор | |
Location | Ekibastuz City Administration |
Coordinates | 52°00′05″N 75°24′51″E / 52.00139°N 75.41417°E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Irtysh–Karaganda Canal |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
Max. length | 8.4 kilometers (5.2 mi) |
Max. width | 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) |
Surface area | 41.7 square kilometers (16.1 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 6.1 meters (20 ft) |
Water volume | 0.26 cubic kilometers (0.062 cu mi) |
Residence time | UTC+6 |
Surface elevation | ca 70 meters (230 ft) |
Islands | yes |
Settlements | Solnechny |
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]