| Taldyaral | |
| Other Name: | Талдыарал |
| Coords: | 54.4756°N 69.5431°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 9.1km (05.7miles) |
| Width: | 3.5km (02.2miles) |
| Area: | 20.4sqkm to 21.7sqkm |
| Shore: | 28.3km (17.6miles) |
| Elevation: | 128.3m (420.9feet) |
| Cities: | near Smirnovo |
Taldyaral (kk|Талдыарал), is a lake in Akkayin District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Taldyaral is located 5km (03miles) to the southeast of Smirnovo, the district capital.[1]
Taldyaral is an endorheic lake of the Ishim river basin. It lies at the southern edge of the Ishim Plain in the Kamyshlov Log, an alignment of disconnected lakes which is the bed of ancient river Kamyshlov. With a length of over 9km (06miles) Taldyaral is the largest of the lakes in the tract between lake Ulken Torangyl and Petropavl city. This stretch is roughly aligned from southwest to northeast with lake Zholdyozek 4km (02miles) to the southwest and Ulken Zharma 12km (07miles) to the northeast of Taldyaral.[2] [1]
The lake is elongated from northeast to southwest, with a narrower central part. Its lakeshore is flat and the water is saline.[3] [4]
Taldyaral is surrounded by steppe. The waters of the lake are encumbered by aquatic vegetation.[3]
