| Kazy | |
| Other Name: | Қазы |
| Coords: | 51.7025°N 78.0592°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Catchment: | 106km2 |
| Length: | 3km (02miles) |
| Width: | 2.7km (01.7miles) |
| Area: | 6km2 |
| Depth: | 1.6m (05.2feet) |
| Volume: | 0.005km3 |
| Shore: | 8.9km (05.5miles) |
| Elevation: | 119m (390feet) |
| Islands: | none |
| Cities: | Kazy |
Kazy (kk|Қазы; ru|Казы) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake is located 1.5km (00.9miles) to the south of Kazy village, 25km (16miles) to the northwest of Malybay, about 70km (40miles) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Akkuly, the district capital, lies 30km (20miles) to the southwest.[2]
Kazy is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain. Lake Borli is located 11km (07miles) to the northwest, Kyzyltuz 6km (04miles) to the ESE, and Seiten 22km (14miles) to the north.
The shape of the lake is roughly oval. Compared to neighboring lakes it is relatively deep and displays a bluish-green hue. The eastern and northwestern shores are flat and swampy, but the southern coast is rocky.[2] [3] [1] [4]
Lake Kazy is surrounded by steppe vegetation. The water is salty and has a high mineralization. It is not suitable for watering livestock.[4]
