Koybagar Explained

Koybagar
Other Name:Қойбағар / Койбагар
Coords:52.6167°N 101°W
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Inflow:Karasu
Outflow:none
Length:17.8km (11.1miles)
Width:9.1km (05.7miles)
Area:96sqkm
Max-Depth:1.6m (05.2feet)
Volume:0.02km3
Shore:49km (30miles)
Elevation:202m (663feet)

Koybagar (Kazakh: Қойбағар; Russian: Койбагар) is a lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Koybagar is a steppe lake of the central sector of the Turgay Basin in Karasu District, Kostanay Region. Karasu village is located 5km (03miles) west of the lake.[2] The lake is part of the Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System, a Ramsar site, since 2009.[2] [3] [1]

Geography

Koybagar is an endorheic lake lying in an isolated basin encircled by an unbroken wall of clay cliffs varying in height from 3m (10feet) to 10m (30feet). It is located between the larger Kushmurun lake to the west and the smaller Tyuntyugur to the east. The lake stretches roughly from north to south. The Karasu river flows into the western shore of the lake.[2] [1]

In years of heavy snowfall the lake may reach a surface area of 127sqkm and the water becomes fresh. Usually during the dry season in the summer the lake shrinks, the northern part dries up and the water of the southern part turns brackish. The lakeshore is largely slightly sloping and low-lying.[4]

Fauna

The lake is part of the Koybagar-Tyuntyugur lake group. It is a critical site for waterbirds such as the lesser white-fronted goose, red-breasted goose, glaucous gull[5] and the critically endangered siberian crane.[6] There are ten different fish species in the lake, including perch and pike.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: N-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 24 July 2022.
  2. [Google Earth]
  3. https://rsis.ramsar.org/fr/ris/1862 Koibagar-Tyuntyugur Lake System
  4. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article062580.html Коибагар
  5. http://www.surfbirds.com/mb/Features/wassink/kazakhstan-overview-pt2-0712.pdf Birds of Kazakhstan: new and interesting data, part 2
  6. https://www.cms.int/siberian-crane/en/page/tyuntyugur-zhanshura-lake-system Tyuntyugur-Zhanshura Lake System | Siberian Crane
  7. Web site: Современный состав ихтиофауны Капшагайского водохранилища и реки Или . 2022-08-15.