Lake Kaindy

Lake Kaindy Қайыңды көлі
Lake Kaindy (Kazakhstan)
Coordinates	42°59′15″N 78°27′50″E / 42.98750001°N 78.4638888989°E / 42.98750001; 78.4638888989Coordinates: 42°59′15″N 78°27′50″E / 42.98750001°N 78.4638888989°E / 42.98750001; 78.4638888989
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	400 m
Max. depth	30 m
Surface elevation	2,000 m

Lake Kaindy (Kazakh: Қайыңды көлі, Qayıñdı köli), meaning the "birch tree lake"—is a 400-meter-long (1,300 ft) lake in Kazakhstan that reaches depths near 30 meters (98 ft) in some areas. It is located 129 kilometers (80 mi) east-southeast of the city of Almaty and is 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level.

The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the 1911 Kebin earthquake.^[1] The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the Saty Gorge, the Chilik Valley, and the Kaindy Gorge. Dried-out trunks of submerged Picea schrenkiana trees rise above the surface.

References

Lakes of Kazakhstan
Caspian Sea Aike Alakol Aral North South Balkhash Barak Kol Bartogay Chagan Issyk Jasybay Kayindi Kopa Kamyslybas Markakol Sasykkol Tengiz Zaysan Zerenda Zhasylkol