Toraigyr
Торайғыр
Panorama of the lake
Toraigyr
Location	Bayanaul Range
Coordinates	50°52′N 75°39′E / 50.867°N 75.650°E / 50.867; 75.650
Type	Tectonic
Catchment area	12.9 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi)
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi)
Max. width	0.6 kilometers (0.37 mi)
Surface area	0.88 square kilometers (0.34 sq mi)
Average depth	6 meters (20 ft)
Max. depth	11 meters (36 ft)
Shore length1	5 kilometers (3.1 mi)
Surface elevation	345 meters (1,132 ft)
Settlements	Bayanaul
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Toraigyr (Kazakh: Торайғыр) is a lake in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.^[1][2]

Toraigyr falls within the perimeter of the Bayanaul National Park, a protected area.^[3] The lake is one of the places in Kazakhstan named after Kazakh poet Sultanmahmut Toraygirov.^[4]

Geography

Toraigyr is an elongated lake that lies in the Bayanaul Range, below the slopes of the northern side of the mountains. It is the third largest lake of the Bayanaul area. Mount Akbet, the highest point of the range, is located nearby. There are two rocky islets near the southwestern end of the lake. Part of the shore is rocky and the water is slightly brackish.^[2][4]

Toraigyr village lies close to the western shore of the lake. The nearest town is Bayanaul, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the southeast.^[4]

Fauna

The main fish species in Toraigyr lake are carp and perch.^[5]

See also

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

References

External links

• Media related to Toraigyr at Wikimedia Commons
• Legends of Bayanaul • Toraigyr kal
• Toraigyr lake - WildTicket Asia

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