| Shalkar | |
|---|---|
| Шалқар | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Shalkar-23_59_Sentinel-2_L2A.jpg) Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_Map_of_Kazakhstan.png)  Shalkar | |
| Location | Kokshetau Hills, Kazakh Uplands |
| Coordinates | 53°12′N 68°24′E / 53.200°N 68.400°E |
| Part of | Kokshetau Lakes |
| Primary inflows | Koi-Bagir |
| Primary outflows | Tyun-Tyugur |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 9.49 kilometers (5.90 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.95 kilometers (1.83 mi) |
| Surface area | 29.6 square kilometers (11.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 5.34 meters (17.5 ft) |
| Max. depth | 11 meters (36 ft) |
| Residence time | UTC+6 |
| Shore length1 | 38.4 kilometers (23.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 309.7 meters (1,016 ft) |
| Islands | 3 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Shalkar (Kazakh: Шалқар; Russian: Шалкар) is a lake in Aiyrtau District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Aiyrtau village lies a little to the south of the southwestern tip of the lake and Shalkar village to the southeast of the eastern tip. There are resorts by the lakeshore.[2][3] Lake Shalkar is part of the Kokshetau National Park, a protected area.[4]
- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Nature of the Republic of Kazakhstan, volume 3, part 2
- ^ Kokshetau National Park map