Karasor Basin
Plain in Kazakhstan
The Karasor Basin (Kazakh: Қарасор ойысы; Russian: Карасорская впадина) or Karasor Depression, is a depression in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
The Karasor Basin includes a 37,286 hectares (92,140 acres) Important Bird Area.
Geography
The Karasor Depression is an endorheic basin in the Kazakh Uplands. It extends roughly from east to west for a length of approximately 130 km (81 mi) to the southeast of the Ayr and Zheltau ranges, and north of the Karkaraly Range and the Kyzyltas. Fourteen rivers flow into the basin, the largest of which are the 159 kilometers (99 mi) long Taldy and the 156 kilometers (97 mi) long Zharly. The Karasor Basin is covered in snow approximately between October and April every year. Most rivers and rivulets flow only following the melting of the snows, breaking up into disconnected pools or drying out completely during the summer.
Karasor, the largest lake, lies in a central position at the bottom of the depression. There are three other major lakes in the basin, Saumalkol, Katynkol and Balyktykol, as well as numerous smaller lakes and sors. The water of all the lakes is saline; Saumalkol in the west is a dead lake, having the highest salt concentration, while Balyktykol has the lowest.
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