Kushmurun

Also known as Ozero Kushmurun

Kushmurun (; ) is a brackish lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.

Key facts

Body of water.name: Kushmurun
Body of water.other_name: Құсмұрын / Кушмурун
Body of water.image: Lake Kushmurun 2020-11-04 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg
Body of water.alt: Sentinel-2 image of Lake Kushmurun in 2020.
Body of water.caption: Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2020.
Body of water.location: Turgay Basin
Body of water.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan
Body of water.type: fluvial lake
Body of water.inflow: Ubagan, Aschiba, Terekty and Shiyly
Body of water.outflow: Ubagan
Body of water.basin_countries: Kazakhstan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lake
Country: Kazakhstan
Located in: Kostanay Region
Area: 210
Elevation: 103
Image: Lake Kushmurun 2021-10-15 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Lake Kushmurun
vertical depth: 3
inflows: Ubagan River
outflows: Ubagan River

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Encyclopedic overview

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Kushmurun (; ) is a brackish lake in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.

Kushmurun is one of largest natural waterbodies of Kazakhstan. It lies in the northern sector of the Turgay Basin, at the border between Auliekol and Karasu districts, north of the village of Kushmurun. The western side of the catchment area of the lake has been converted to agricultural land, affecting biodiversity.

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