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Shukyrtuz
Shukyrtuz (Russian: Шукыртуз) is a salt lake in Klyuchevsky District, Altai Krai, Russian Federation.[1] The lake is located at the western edge of the Krai. The Russia-Kazakhstan border lies 38 kilometers (24 mi) to the southwest. The nearest inhabited places are Novopoltava and Istimis. Klyuchi, the district capital, lies 19 kilometers (12 mi) to the southwest.[2][3] In 1998 the lake was declared a natural monument of regional significance. In some parts of the lake there is viscous black mud with a hydrogen sulphide smell which is deemed to have medicinal properties.[3][4] GeographyLocated in the Kulunda Plain, Shukyrtuz has a drop shape. It stretches for approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) with the point in the north. The northern shore rises up to 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) in height and is cut in places by gullies, while the southern shore is flat and gently sloping. The lake is shallow, with a maximum depth in the central area not exceeding 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in). The bottom is sandy and silty. The water is saline, with a high mineralization reaching 180 grams per liter (29 oz/imp gal).[3][1] Lake Petukhovo lies 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) to the south, Krivaya Puchina 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) to the NNW, and larger lake Kuchuk 33 kilometers (21 mi) to the northeast.[3][2] Flora and faunaThe lake is surrounded by flat steppe landscape. The vegetation includes fescue, wormwood, milkvetch, feather grass, Limonium and saltwort. The lake provides a habitat for Artemia salina crustaceans. There is no fish fauna.[3] See alsoReferences
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