Saumalkol, N Karkaraly District Explained

Saumalkol
Other Name:Саумалкөл
Coords:50.0475°N 75.9892°W
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Outflow:none
Catchment:107sqkm
Length:3.6km (02.2miles)
Width:2.7km (01.7miles)
Area:6.52sqkm
Depth:2.7m (08.9feet)
Volume:0.009km3
Shore:13.3km (08.3miles)
Elevation:679.8m (2,230.3feet)
Islands:2

Saumalkol (kk|Саумалкөл; ru|Саумалколь) is a salt lake located in northern part of Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1] [2]

The lake is partly surrounded by agricultural fields, with the nearest inhabited location being the town of Terekty, situated 10km (10miles) to the east-southeast.

Geography

Saumalkol is an endorheic lake located in the central Kazakh Uplands. It lies 15km (09miles) to the south of Zheltau, 31km (19miles) to the northeast of the northeastern end of Lake Karasor and 24km (15miles) to the north of Lake Balyktykol. The southeastern shore of the lake is characterized by steep cliffs reaching up to 13m (43feet) in height.

The lake is shallow, with a maximum depth of 2.7m (08.9feet) and its waters are salty and bitter, containing iodine, fluorine, bromine and boron. The bottom of the lake is muddy.[3]

Saumalkol is primarily fed by snow and groundwater. Two springs flow from the north into the lake, and the shores are muddy with some areas overgrown by reeds. Additionally, two small islets are located near the northwestern shore.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 18 October 2022.
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326783739_Lakes_in_the_Central_Kazakhstan Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
  3. Karaganda Region Encyclopedia. - Almaty: Atamura, 2006. ISBN 9965-34-515-5
  4. [Google Earth]