Chagan (lake, Kulunda Steppe)

Chagan
Чаган / Шаған
Sentinel-2 image.
Chagan
Chagan
LocationKulunda Plain
Coordinates53°27′41″N 77°36′24″E / 53.46139°N 77.60667°E / 53.46139; 77.60667
TypeEndorheic
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Russia
Max. length4.6 kilometers (2.9 mi)
Max. width3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi)
Surface area8.4 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi)
Residence timeUTC+5 & UTC+7
Surface elevation101 meters (331 ft)
Islandsnone
SettlementsBogatyr

Chagan (Russian: Чаган; Kazakh: Шаған) is a salt lake in Karasuksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, with a small part in Uspen District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.

Lake Chagan is located at the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Bogatyr town lies by the southwestern shore, in the Kazakh side, and now abandoned Pervomaysky village by the southeastern shore, in the Russian side. The latter was abolished in 2011.