Kalatuz

51°52′37″N 77°29′24″E / 51.87694°N 77.49000°E / 51.87694; 77.49000TypeSalt lakeCatchment area85 square kilometers (33 sq mi)Basin countriesKazakhstanMax. length3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi)Max. width2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi)Surface area8.2 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi)Average depth2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in)Water volume0.0138 cubic kilometers (0.0033 cu mi)Residence timeUTC+6Shore length¹12.2 meters (40 ft)Surface elevation102 meters (335 ft)Islandsnone¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kalatuz (Kazakh: Қалатұз) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.^[1][2]

The lake lies 47 kilometers (29 mi) to the NNW of Akkuly, the district capital, and about 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital. The lake water is not suitable for watering livestock.^[3][4]

Kalatuz is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain close to the Irtysh, only 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) northeast from its channel. It is located about 46 kilometers (29 mi) to the SSW of lake Maraldy and 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the WNW of lake Borly.^[3]

The shores are mostly sloping and on the northern and southern sides there are sections with up to 6 meters (20 ft) high cliffs. Several small rivulets flow into the lake, but there is no outflow. The lake does not freeze in winter owing to high salinity.^[5][3][1][4]

Lake Kalatuz is surrounded by sandy soil with steppe vegetation.^[4]

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

• Media related to Kalatuz at Wikimedia Commons
• Freshwater Reservoir Effect on Re-Dating of Eurasian Steppe Cultures: First Results for Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age North-East Kazakhstan