Teke (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
The lake lies to the north of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. to the west lies lake Ulken-Karoy. There are periodic deposits of salt on its shores, with extraction taking place in the summer. The salt of the lake contains magnesium chloride.Magnesium chloride in the salt lakes of northern Kazakhstan
Geography Teke is an endorheic lake located at the bottom of a depression in the southern part of the Ishim Plain, south of the Russian border. Its shores are partly indented as well as very steep, with high cliffs in some places, as well as islets off the shore. The lake is fed by snow, as well as groundwater. Lake Teke is surrounded by salt flats and a wide strip of solonchak soil.Теке (озеро); Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
The Taldysay and Tleusai are the main rivers flowing into the lake.Google Earth
Flora and fauna The west bank of Teke lake is visited yearly by large flocks of demoiselle cranes and Eurasian cranes during their autumn migration.Teke Lake - BirdLife Data ZoneФилонец П. П., Омаров Т. Р. Озёра Северного, Западного и Восточного Казахстана. Л.: 1974
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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