Zhalanash (lake)

Zhalanash () is a salt lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

Ulanbel village is located to the northwest. The lake basin is used as a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.

Geography Zhalanash lies at the northern edge of the Moiynkum Desert, in the lower Chu river basin. It is located less than to the south of the Chu river channel, and downriver from larger lake Kokuydynkol. Both lakes are located on the left side of the Chu channel. The shores of Zhalanash are low and flat.Google Earth

Zhalanash is known as a "dead lake" () in Kazakh. Its waters freeze at the end of December and thaw at the end of March. On average the water level rises right after the melting of the snows in the spring and decreases in the summer.ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5

See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan

References

External links

Chu-Talas, Kazakhstan Special feature of the Journal Sandgrouse: Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Advancing the Conservation of the Great Bustard in Asia’.