Siletiteniz

Siletiteniz (Сілетітеңіз, Sıletıteñız), also Seletyteniz, Seletytengiz is an endorheic salt lake located in the Ishim Plain, part of the West Siberian Plain. The lake lies in North Kazakhstan, with the Pavlodar Region border running along the eastern lakeshore and the Kazakhstan-Russia border 6 km to the north of the northeastern end.

Teniz is Kazakh for "sea", while the etymology of Selety is less clear. One hypothesis is that it derives from Yeniseian *sēre, "stag."

Geography
The lake basin covers 777 km2 but the actual area covered by water varies according to the seasons. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 3.2 m and has a volume of about 1.5 km3. The northern and eastern shores are high and straight while the western shore is low-lying and indented, gradually giving way to salt marshes. Hydrogen sulfide is emitted from deposits at the bottom of the lake. Smaller lake Zhamantuz lies close to the southwestern tip, and lake Zhaksytuz 34 km to the south. Other lakes in the vicinity are Kyzylkak 14 km to the east of its northern end, Teke 36 km to the north, and Ulken-Karoy 60 km to the northwest.

The lake is mainly fed by snow. The river Sileti, which is 407 km long and drains an area of 18500 km2, sometimes reaches the lake during high water but usually dissipates into the marshes south of the lake.