Tyuntyugur

Tyuntyugur
Тімтуір / Тюнтюгур
Sentinel-2 image of Tyuntyugur and Zhanshura lakes in 2022.
Tyuntyugur is located in Kazakhstan
Tyuntyugur
Tyuntyugur
LocationTurgay Basin
Coordinates52°41′N 65°50′E / 52.683°N 65.833°E / 52.683; 65.833
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsTyuntyugur
Primary outflowsnone
Catchment area3,570 square kilometers (1,380 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length9.5 kilometers (5.9 mi)
Max. width6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi)
Surface area54.3 square kilometers (21.0 sq mi)
Average depth1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in)
Max. depth3 meters (9.8 ft)
Water volume0.08 cubic kilometers (0.019 cu mi)
Shore length127.4 kilometers (17.0 mi)
Surface elevation203 meters (666 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tyuntyugur (Kazakh: Тімтуір; Russian: Тюнтюгур) is a lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Tyuntyugur is a steppe lake of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Karasu District, Kostanay Region. By the northern shore lies the small village of Tyuntyugur and the administrative center of the district, Karasu village, is located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the west of the western lakeshore.[2] Tyuntyugur is part of the Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System, a 58,000 hectares (140,000 acres) Ramsar site, since 2009.[2][3][1]

  1. ^ a b "N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System