Shandaksor
Shandaksor is a salt lake in the Ekibastuz City Administration, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
Shandaksor is one of the main lakes in the area surrounding Ekibastuz and is part of the Irtysh Water Management Basin. It is located to the north of the city. Solnechny village and the Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station lie by its northeastern shore. It was formed by filling an endorheic intermittent lake with water from the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal in order to cool the adjacent thermal power station. The ashes of the station are dumped into nearby lake Karasor.
Geography
Shandaksor is part of the Irtysh Basin. It stretches from southwest to northeast for roughly and is about wide. There are two small islands and a few little islets at the southern end of the lake.The northern end of larger lake Karasor lies to the east. Smaller lake Zhyngyldy, with the Ekibastuz GRES-1 Power Station by its northern shore, lies to the south of the southern lakeshore. Lake Tuzdysor lies to the northeast and Shureksor in the same direction.
Shandaksor usually freezes in November and thaws in April. The lakeshores are flat and the surrounding area is used for local livestock grazing. There are also some cultivated fields.