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Lakes of Kazakhstan are very numerous. There are 48,262 lakes in size of one hectare and above with a total surface area of 45,002 km2. This list is not included in Caspian and Aral Seas, ponds, reservoirs, and plexus lakes. Small lakes in size <1 km2 are 94, and 10% in by area (Table 3.1). There are 3014 large lakes >1 km2 with an area of 40,769 km2 (90%) (Fig. 3.1). There are 20 lakes larger than 100 km2 and are with an area of 26,886 km2 (Fig. 3.1), which is 59% of the water surface of all lakes. The total volume of water in these natural bodies is 190 km3 (Fig. 3.2).
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Abuduwaili, J., Issanova, G., Saparov, G. (2019). Lakes in Different Regions of Kazakhstan. In: Hydrology and Limnology of Central Asia. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0929-8_3
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