Shalkar-Yega-Kara

Shalkar-Yega-Kara
Шалкар-Ега-Кара
Panorama of the lake
Shalkar-Yega-Kara
Shalkar-Yega-Kara
LocationSouthern Trans-Urals
Coordinates50°49′N 61°0′E / 50.817°N 61.000°E / 50.817; 61.000
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsBuruktal
Catchment area497 square kilometers (192 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length11 kilometers (6.8 mi)
Max. width10 kilometers (6.2 mi)
Surface area96.6 square kilometers (37.3 sq mi) to 65.9 square kilometers (25.4 sq mi)
Average depth1 meter (3 ft 3 in)
Shore length196 kilometers (60 mi)
Surface elevation298 meters (978 ft)
IslandsNone
SettlementsSvetly
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shalkar-Yega-Kara (Russian: Шалкар-Ега-Кара) is a lake in Orenburg Oblast, Russian Federation.

The lake is located in the Svetlinsky District, close to the Kazakhstan–Russia border. Svetly village lies close to the northern shore of the lake.