Detailed Data
Lake Tengiz and Lakes Kurgaldshinski
Partner Living Lakes
Kurgaldshinski Goszapovednik, Kazakhstan
NABU Germany, Tengis Project
Partner Lake since
2000
Origin
tectonic
Nature Reserve
UNESCO´s World Heritage (July 2008) for Naurzum State Reserve and Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve
Protected area
2,580 sq. km [km²]
Sizes of the lakes
1,590 sq. km [km²] / 330 sq. km [km²]
Water volume
2,860 million of cubic m [m³] / 450 million of cubic m [m³]
Maximum depth
7 m / 12 m
Sea level
304 m
Catchment area
94,900 sq. km [km²]
In-flows
2
Largest in-flow
Nura River
Out-flows
none
Salt content
30 - 40 g/l (Lake Tengiz)
low (Lake Kurgalshinski)
Precipitation per year
200 - 350 mm
Mean air temperature
- 2 °C to 0 °C
Completely frozen over
November to April
Location
Kazakhstan
Vegetation surrounding area
steppe, fields, waste
Birdlife on / around the lakes
310 species
Nesters
109 species
including:
500 pairs of Dalmation pelican (P. crispus)
1,300 pairs of great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
Resting (max.)
40,000 goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
50,000 shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
80,000 red-necked phalarope (P. lobatus)
Inhabitants
20,000
Biggest problem
withdrawal of water from in-flowing rivers
Greatest success
acceptance by wetlands national protection project
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