Lake Balkhash Балқаш Көлі Озеро Балхаш | |
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Map of the Lake Balkhash drainage basin | |
Location | Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 46°10′N74°20′E / 46.167°N 74.333°ECoordinates: 46°10′N74°20′E / 46.167°N 74.333°E |
Type | Endorheic, Saline |
Primary inflows | Ili, Karatal, Aksu, Lepsy, Byan, Kapal, Koksu rivers |
Primary outflows | evaporation |
Basin countries | Kazakhstan 85% China 15% |
Max. length | 605 km (376 mi) |
Max. width | East 19 km (12 mi) West 74 km (46 mi) |
Surface area | 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi) |
Average depth | 5.8 m (19 ft) |
Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Water volume | 106 cu mi (440 km3) |
Surface elevation | 341.4 m (1,120 ft) |
Frozen | November to March |
The numbers mark the largest peninsulas, island and bays:
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Total inflow to the lake was 22.51 km3, including:
Total losses amounted to 24.58 km3, including
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Balkhash City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Depth | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Eastern part of the lake | ||||||||||||
0 | – | −0.2 | 0.2 | – | 13.9 | 19.0 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 17.2 | 11.4 | – | – |
10 | – | 1 | – | – | 10.8 | 16.7 | 21.7 | 22.8 | – | – | – | – |
20 (near the bottom) | – | 1.7 | 1.9 | – | 8.9 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 19.7 | 17.1 | 11.5 | – | – |
Western part of the lake, near Balkhash City | ||||||||||||
0 | – | 0.0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 20.5 | 24.7 | 22.7 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 2.0 | – |
3 (near the bottom) | – | 0.3 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 19.6 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 2.0 | – |
Location | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Gulf Tarangalyk | 2.38 | 3.70 | 3.96 |
Gulf MA Sary-Shagan | 2.56 | 4.83 | 4.52 |
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Balkash. |