Sarygamysh Lake
E800943
Sarygamysh Lake is a large, mostly endorheic lake in the arid lowlands of Central Asia, lying between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and fed primarily by drainage from the Amu Darya River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarygamysh Lake canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| approximateArea |
3000 square kilometres
ⓘ
over 2500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 100 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 20 to 30 kilometres ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 8 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Turkmenistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFeatureOf | Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental desert climate ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | local moderation of temperature and humidity ⓘ |
| country |
Turkmenistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalIssue |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
salinization ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 5 metres ⓘ |
| formedBy | overflow and drainage from Amu Darya irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | none ⓘ |
| hasShorelineType |
low-lying marshy shores in places
ⓘ
sandy and saline flats ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | natural depression intermittently filled by Amu Darya floods ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | mostly endorheic ⓘ |
| inflow |
Amu Darya River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunya Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ collector drains from Amu Darya irrigation system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high levels of pollutants and salts
ⓘ
receiving agricultural drainage water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Dashoguz Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Karakalpakstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarygamysh Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ arid lowlands of Central Asia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| modernStatus | artificially maintained reservoir-like lake ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Amu Darya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amu Darya basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan transboundary water system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Khorezm oasis region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinityTrend | increasing ⓘ |
| supports |
fish populations
ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ |
| waterBalance | strongly affected by irrigation return flows ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish
ⓘ
saline ⓘ |
| waterUse | sink for collector-drainage waters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.