Rudnichnoye

Rudnichnoye (), also known as Shalkarkol (), is a lake in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, and Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Google Maps

Rudnichnoye is located about northeast of Semizbughy village. Shalkar village (formerly "Pobeda"), lies close to the lakeshore at the northern end.ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5 The lake and its surroundings are a destination for tourists.VeloKaraganda / Semizbuga 2009

Geography Rudnichnoye is an endorheic lake lying in the Kazakh Uplands, about to the north of the northern slopes of the Ayr Mountains. It consists of a larger western lake and a smaller eastern one, separated by a double landspit and a peninsula, and connected by a sound. The water is brackish and hard. The highest level of the lake is in April, following the melting of the snow, and the lowest after the summer, in September.

The border between Karaganda Region and Pavlodar Region cuts across Rudnichnoye's northwestern tip. Smaller lake Kandykol lies to the WNW, and Saumalkol almost to the SW. high mount Semizbughy rises to the south, above the southern shore of the lake.Google Earth

Flora and fauna The lake has few aquatic plants; the main fish species in its waters are perch, pike, karabalik and carp.

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