Shybyndy

Shybyndy
Шыбынды
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Shybyndy
Location	Kazakh Uplands
Coordinates	50°34′N 73°41′E / 50.567°N 73.683°E / 50.567; 73.683
Type	endorheic
Catchment area	617 square kilometers (238 sq mi)
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	8.6 kilometers (5.3 mi)
Max. width	5.3 kilometers (3.3 mi)
Surface area	36 square kilometers (14 sq mi)
Residence time	UTC+6
Surface elevation	473 meters (1,552 ft)

Shybyndy (Kazakh: Шыбынды; Russian: Шыбынды),^[1] is a salt lake in Sarybel District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.^[2][3]

The lake is located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the SSE of Molodezhny town. The nearest inhabited pace is Shiderti village, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) to the NNW of the northern tip of the lake.^[4]

Shybyndy is an endorheic lake in the central Kazakh Uplands, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the east of the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal. It lies in a basin surrounded by smooth hills. Its shape is ovoid and its shores are even, with no indentations. There are no islands on the lake^[5]

A small intermittent river flows into Shybyndy from the southeast. There is agricultural land near the lake, mainly on the western side.^[4][5]

Reeds and sedges grow by the shoreline. Many birds, mostly waterfowl, are found in the lake during their breeding season.^[5]

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

• Tourism - Осакаровский район (in Russian)