Zharman ()Об утверждении Перечня водоемов, имеющих особое государственное значение или особую научную ценность, предоставление в пользование которых может быть ограничено либо полностью запрещено is a salt lake in Naurzum District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.
Zharman is part of the main lake group of the Naurzum Nature Reserve, a protected area established in 2009.Наурзумский государственный природный заповедникЗаконы - Об утверждении перечня объектов охраны окружающей среды, имеющих особое экологическое, научное и культурное значение (изменения на 03 мая 2005) The village of Karamendy, former Dokuchayevka, is located to the west, and Shili village to the east of the lake. Now abandoned Naurzum village is located near the southern lakeshore.
Geography Zharman is a shallow saline steppe lake. It lies at the bottom of a vast depression of the Turgay Basin,Dmitriyev.pdf The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems between lakes Sarymoin and Zharkol to the north, and Aksuat to the south. Lake Zhaksybay lies to the west. The coastline is very indented, with multitude of bays and peninsulas. Shores are sandy and the bottom is muddy. Meadows near the shore are a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.Google Earth
The lake is fed by spring snows and rainwater. In the summer it breaks up into a cluster of separate lakes, and in years of drought Zharman may dry up. However, in years of good rainfall its level may rise significantly, connecting with Sarymoyyn and Zharkol lakes to the north and becoming a single body of water with a surface of over .Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
Flora and fauna Typha and Phragmites reeds grow on the northern lakeshore. Fescue, gorse, wormwood, sedges and tall grasses cover the floodplain of the lake. Zharman is a stopover of bird migratory routes, with species such as swans, cranes, flamingos, geese and ducks finding a temporary habitat in the lake during their yearly migration. Among the fish species in the lake, the most abundant are the crucian carp and the perch.
See also Central Asian Flyway List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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Naurzum nature reserve in Kazakhstan. Атлас ключевых территорий для стерха и других околоводных птиц Западной и Центральной Азии