Itemgen (Kazakh: Итемген; Russian: Итемген) is a salt lake in Akkol District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Itemgen
Итемген
Sentinel-2 picture of the lake in June.
Itemgen is located in Kazakhstan
Itemgen
Itemgen
LocationKazakh Uplands
Coordinates52°21′40″N 71°06′30″E / 52.36111°N 71.10833°E / 52.36111; 71.10833
TypeSalt lake
Primary inflowsAksuat
Catchment area1,150 square kilometers (440 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length11.5 kilometers (7.1 mi)
Max. width7.4 kilometers (4.6 mi)
Surface area57.4 square kilometers (22.2 sq mi)
Average depth1 meter (3 ft 3 in)
Max. depth3.5 meters (11 ft)
Water volume0.057 cubic kilometers (0.014 cu mi)
Residence timeUTC+6
Shore length140.3 kilometers (25.0 mi)
Surface elevation294.6 meters (967 ft)
Islandsnone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Itemgen is considered a "dead lake" by local people. The town of Stepnogorsk lies about 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the east and Zhalgyzkaragay village (former Priozernoye) 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) to the southeast. The abandoned village of Itemgen is located by the northern lakeshore.[2][3]

Geography

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Itemgen is an endorheic lake of the Ishim river basin. It lies at the northern end of the Kazakh Uplands in a tectonic basin at an elevation of 294 meters (965 ft). The bottom of the lake is flat and muddy. 25 kilometers (16 mi) long river Aksuat flows into the lake from the south. The lakeshore is flat in the east and south, but the western banks are steep. Among the lakes in its vicinity, Shoshkaly lies 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) to the west and Mamay 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) to the north.[2][1][3]

Itemgen has an elongated shape oriented in a roughly south–north direction, with the wide southern part tapering towards the north. On average years the highest level is in April and the lowest in September.[3]

Flora and fauna

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Lake Itemgen is surrounded by agricultural fields and steppe vegetation. There are muskrats living by the lake.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ a b c d Kazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty " Kazakh Encyclopedia" General editor, 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume IX