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Lake Balkash

Lake Balkhash
Балқаш Көлі
Озеро Балхаш
STS039-085-00E Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan April 1991.jpg
View from Space, April 1991
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Map of the Lake Balkhash drainage basin
Location Kazakhstan
Coordinates 46°10′N 74°20′E / 46.167°N 74.333°E / 46.167; 74.333Coordinates: 46°10′N 74°20′E / 46.167°N 74.333°E / 46.167; 74.333
Type Endorheic, Saline
Primary inflows Ili, Karatal, Aksu, Lepsy, Byan, Kapal, Koksu rivers
Primary outflows evaporation
Basin countries Kazakhstan 85%
China 15%
Max. length 605 km (376 mi)
Max. width East 74 km (46 mi)
West 19 km (12 mi)
Surface area 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi)
Average depth 5.8 m (19 ft)
Max. depth 26 m (85 ft)
Water volume 106 cu mi (440 km3)
Surface elevation 341.4 m (1,120 ft)
Frozen November to March
Balkhash City
Climate chart ()
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