Borli


Borli is an alkaline lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the NNE of Akkuly, the district capital, and about southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital.

Geography

Borly is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain, about to the SSE of lake Maraldy. Lake Seiten lies to the northeast, Kalatuz to the WNW, close to the Irtysh, Kazy to the SSE, Kyzyltuz to the southeast, and Bargana to the east.
The shape of the lake is almost oval, oriented in a northwest - southeast direction. Its water is alkaline, with a pH of more than 9, only matched by lake Uyaly further south. The total salinity is less than. Lake Borly does not dry out in the summer and does not freeze in the winter.

Flora and fauna

Lake Borli is surrounded by steppe vegetation.