Ebeyty (Russian: Эбейты) is a salt lake in Omsk Oblast, Russian Federation.[1]
| Ebeyty | |
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| Эбейты | |
 2022 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in April | |
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| Location | Ishim Steppe West Siberian Plain |
| Coordinates | 54°39′N 71°45′E / 54.650°N 71.750°E |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Max. length | 14 km (8.7 mi) (12 km (7.5 mi)) |
| Max. width | 11 km (6.8 mi) (7 km (4.3 mi)) |
| Surface area | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) (90 km2 (35 sq mi)) |
| Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) (0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)) |
| Shore length1 | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Islands | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies about 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast of the lake. Ebeyty lies at the tripoint of Moskalensky, Poltavsky and Isilkulsky districts.[2] The waters of the lake are reputed to have healing properties.[3]
Geography edit
Ebeyty lies in the southern part of the Ishim Plain, the southernmost sector of the West Siberian Plain.[4] It is a saline endorheic lake located at the bottom of a depression. In the summer the lake shrinks to an area of 90 km2 (35 sq mi).[5] Ebeyty is the largest salt lake in Omsk Oblast. Lake Kishi-Karoy, of similar characteristics, lies 70 km (43 mi) to the SSW, on the Kazakhstan side of the border, and lake Ulzhay far to the ESE, beyond the Irtysh.[6]
The bottom of the lake is muddy. Ebeyty is mainly fed by snow.[2]
Flora edit
The Ebeyty basin lies in the transition area between forest-steppe and steppe vegetation. Owing to the high salinity, halophytic plant species dominate.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "N-42 Topographic Chart" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Озеро Эбейты: отдых с пользой или кошмар для неподготовленного туриста? Archived 2022-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "North Kazakhstan Region - Minerals and Water Resources". Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "The Origin of the Depression Lake Systems" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Healing waters, dead lakes and Cossack sites: A trip around the Omsk Region". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ "Vegetation of the basin of Lake Ebeity" . www.omsktfi.ru, Omsk branch of the Federal State Institution "TFGI for the Siberian Federal District" of the Federal Agency for Subsoil Use
External links edit
- Peculiarities lake Ebeyty of salt accumulation in the Omsk region
- Ecological and tourist trail on Lake Ebeyty
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