Barshyn

Barshyn
Баршын
Sentinel-2 image of the lake
Barshyn
LocationAkmola Region
Coordinates51°35′17″N 69°13′57″E / 51.58806°N 69.23250°E / 51.58806; 69.23250
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length6.5 km (4.0 mi)
Max. width3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Surface area13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Max. depth8 m (26 ft)
Residence timeUTC+6
Surface elevation280 m (920 ft)

Barshyn (Kazakh: Баршын), also known as Barsen (Kazakh: Барсен), is a lake in Astrakhan District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake is located 35 km (22 mi) to the west of Astrakhanka, the district capital. The now abolished village of Kainarskoye (Kazakh: Қайнарское), part of the Uzynkol Rural District, was located by the southern shore. Three fishermen on a boat were lost in the lake in 2020. After a 3-day long search the bodies of two of them were located, but the body of the third was found only two weeks later.