Data Summary: Lake Balkhash
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| Site Name |
ASI-54 |
Photo : V. G. Drabkova |
| Lake Name |
Lake Balkhash |
| State |
- |
| Country |
Kazakhstan |
| Latitude |
45:4N |
| Longitude |
76:2E |
| Altitude [m] |
341.4 |
| Surface area [m2] |
18,200,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
106,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
25.6 |
Mean depth [m] |
5.8 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
1.6 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
2,385,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
6.8 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
413,000,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
3,130 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
15.9 |
Freezing period |
Nov-Apr |
| Mixing type |
Poly/Dimict |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
13.1 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
2,500,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
7.7 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
25.7 |
Agricultural land [%] |
59 |
Others [%] |
15.3 |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
Serious |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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