Lake Balkhash
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Lake Balkhash is a large, partly freshwater and partly saline lake in southeastern Kazakhstan and one of Central Asia’s most significant inland water bodies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Balkhash canonical | 5 |
| Balkhash | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 6 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | continental ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | about 413,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| easternBasinWaterType | saline ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 340 meters ⓘ |
| freezesInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Balkhash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Priozersk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalIssue |
pollution from mining and industry
ⓘ
salinization risk ⓘ water level decline risk ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Aksu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ayagoz River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ili River NERFINISHED ⓘ Karatay River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepsy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Basaral Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ortaaral Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasaran Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | none ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
partly freshwater
ⓘ
partly saline ⓘ |
| isEndorheic | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
fisheries
ⓘ
hydropower regulation on Ili River ⓘ irrigation ⓘ regional biodiversity ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest inland water bodies in Central Asia ⓘ |
| length | about 600 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Almaty Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karaganda Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhambyl Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Balkhash city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 26 meters ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | about 74 kilometers ⓘ |
| partOf | Balkhash-Alakol Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankByAreaInKazakhstan | second-largest lake in Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom | Tien Shan glaciers via Ili River ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Saryesik Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 16,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| waterSalinityGradient | increases from west to east ⓘ |
| westernBasinWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Balkhash