| Rudnichnoye | |
| Other Name: | Рудничное |
| Coords: | 49.8833°N 122°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 4.2km (02.6miles) |
| Width: | 2.4km (01.5miles) |
| Area: | 6.5sqkm |
| Depth: | 4.5m (14.8feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 8.5m (27.9feet) |
Rudnichnoye (Kazakh: Рудничное), also known as Shalkarkol (Kazakh: Шалқаркөл), is a lake in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, and Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1] [2]
Rudnichnoye is located about 3km (02miles) northeast of Semizbughy village. Shalkar village (formerly "Pobeda"), lies close to the lakeshore at the northern end.[3] The lake and its surroundings are a destination for tourists.[4]
Rudnichnoye is an endorheic lake lying in the Kazakh Uplands, about 20km (10miles) to the north of the northern slopes of the Ayr Mountains. It consists of a larger western lake and a smaller eastern one, separated by a double landspit and a peninsula, and connected by a sound. The water is brackish and hard. The highest level of the lake is in April, following the melting of the snow, and the lowest after the summer, in September.[3]
The border between Karaganda Region and Pavlodar Region cuts across Rudnichnoye's northwestern tip. Smaller lake Kandykol lies 10km (10miles) to the WNW, and Saumalkol almost 30km (20miles) to the SW. 1049m (3,442feet) high mount Semizbughy rises to the south, above the southern shore of the lake.[5] [1]
The lake has few aquatic plants; the main fish species in its waters are perch, pike, karabalik and carp.[3]
