Borli

Borli (Борли) is an alkaline lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake lies 40 km to the NNE of Akkuly, the district capital, and about 80 km southeast of Pavlodar, the regional capital.

Geography
Borly is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain, about 48 km to the SSE of lake Maraldy. Lake Seiten lies 10 km to the northeast, Kalatuz 30 km to the WNW, close to the Irtysh, Kazy 11 km to the SSE, and Kyzyltuz 18 km to the southeast.

The shape of the lake is almost oval, oriented in a northwest - southeast direction. Its water is alkaline, with a pH of more than 9, only matched by lake Uyaly further south. The total salinity is less than 60 g/l. Lake Borly does not dry out in the summer and does not freeze in the winter.

Flora and fauna
Lake Borli is surrounded by steppe vegetation.