| Urkash | |
|---|---|
| Орқаш | |
 Urkash Sentinel-2 image | |
  Urkash | |
| Coordinates | 51°19′N 62°40′E / 51.317°N 62.667°E |
| Type | salt lake |
| Primary inflows | Sarybalkash |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 5.9 kilometers (3.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 16.34 square kilometers (6.31 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 18.7 kilometers (11.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 202 meters (663 ft) |
| Settlements | Urkash |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Urkash (Kazakh: Орқаш Russian: Уркаш) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.
The nearest inhabited place is Urkash village, located 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west.[1] Salt has been mined at the lake since the 19th century, mostly for household purposes.[2]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5