Toraigyr

{{Short description|Lake in Kazakhstan}} {{distinguish|Toraygyr}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Toraigyr | other_name =Торайғыр | image = Bayanaul National Reserve Park Toraigyr Lake.jpg | caption = Panorama of the lake | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Bayanaul Range | coords = {{coord|50|52|N|75|39|E|type:waterbody_region:RU|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Kazakhstan | type = Tectonic | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = {{convert|12.9|sqkm|sp=us}} | basin_countries = Kazakhstan | length = {{convert|1.8|km|sp=us}} | width = {{convert|0.6|km|sp=us}} | area = {{convert|0.88|sqkm|sp=us}} | depth = {{convert|6|m|sp=us}} | max-depth = {{convert|11|m|sp=us}} | volume = | residence_time = | shore = {{convert|5|km|sp=us}} | elevation = {{convert|345|m|sp=us}} | islands = | cities = Bayanaul }} '''Toraigyr''' ({{langx|kk|Торайғыр}}) is a lake in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-43.jpg|title=M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="GЕ">Google Earth</ref>

Toraigyr falls within the perimeter of the Bayanaul National Park, a protected area.<ref>[https://silkadv.com/en/content/toraigyr-lake-bayanaul Toraigyr lake in Bayanaul]</ref> The lake is one of the places in Kazakhstan named after Kazakh poet Sultanmahmut Toraygirov.<ref name="KA">''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', Volume VIII; Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9</ref>

==Geography== Toraigyr is an elongated lake that lies in the Bayanaul Range, below the slopes of the northern side of the mountains. It is the third largest lake of the Bayanaul area. Mount Akbet, the highest point of the range, is located nearby. There are two rocky islets near the southwestern end of the lake. Part of the shore is rocky and the water is slightly brackish.<ref name="GЕ"/><ref name="KA"/>

Toraigyr village lies close to the western shore of the lake. The nearest town is Bayanaul, located {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} to the southeast.<ref name="KA"/>

==Fauna== The main fish species in Toraigyr lake are carp and perch.<ref>[https://www.remotelands.com/destination/bayanaul-national-park Bayanaul National Park, Kazakhstan]</ref>

==See also== *List of lakes of Kazakhstan

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{commons category-inline}} *[https://vk.com/wall-95005009_812?lang=en Legends of Bayanaul • Toraigyr kal] *[https://wildticketasia.com/739-toraigyr-lake-bayanaul-park-kazakhstan.html Toraigyr lake - WildTicket Asia] {{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}

Category:Kazakh Uplands Category:Lakes of Pavlodar Region