Meshkeysor
Meshkeysor is a salt lake in Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, Kazakhstan.
Abilzhappas, a wintering settlement of Kazakh herders, is located to the northeast of the northern lakeshore.
Geography
Meshkeysor is an endorheic lake in the Sarysu basin. The lake has a sinuous shape stretching roughly from east to west, surrounded by salt pans. The lake lies in the middle of the Meshkeysor region, a vast area characterized by flat valleys and low hills. The altitude of this region lies between and. It is limited by rivers Sary-Kengyr and Sarysu.Lake Meshkeysor is located at the center in a trough of saline young soils and salt marshes. Karasor, a smaller lake, lies to the SSE, and a very large reddish sor to the northeast. Lake Kabyrshakty lies to the southeast.
Meshkeysor freezes in November and stays under ice until April. It fills during the spring thaw with a river flowing from the north and another flowing from the southwest. The lake usually dries completely during summer droughts.