Urkash

Urkash
Орқаш
Urkash Sentinel-2 image
Urkash is located in Kazakhstan
Urkash
Urkash
Coordinates51°19′N 62°40′E / 51.317°N 62.667°E / 51.317; 62.667
Typesalt lake
Primary inflowsSarybalkash
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length5.9 kilometers (3.7 mi)
Max. width3.8 kilometers (2.4 mi)
Surface area16.34 square kilometers (6.31 sq mi)
Shore length118.7 kilometers (11.6 mi)
Surface elevation202 meters (663 ft)
SettlementsUrkash
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]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ 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