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{{Infobox lake
| name = Lake Kaindy
| native_name = Қайыңды көлі
| image = IMG 9366-Kaindy.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
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| basin_countries = Kazakhstan
| length = {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}}
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| max-depth = {{convert|30|m|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|2,000|m|abbr=on}}
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'''Lake Kaindy''' ({{lang-kz|'''Қайыңды көлі''', ''Qayıñdı köli''}}), meaning the  "birch tree lake"—is a {{convert|400|m|ft|sp=us|adj=on|disp=x|-long (|)}} [[lake]] in [[Kazakhstan]] that reaches depths near {{convert|30|m|sp=us}} in some areas. It is located {{convert|129|km|sp=us}} east-southeast of the city of [[Almaty]] and is {{convert|2000|m|sp=us}} above sea level.

The lake was created as the result of an enormous limestone landslide, triggered by the [[1911 Kebin earthquake]].<ref name=amusingplanet>{{cite web |url=http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/07/sunken-forest-of-lake-kaindy.html |title= The Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy|accessdate=2013-07-14 | deadurl=no}}</ref> The track to Lake Kaindy has many scenic views to the [[Saty Gorge]], the [[Chilik River|Chilik Valley]], and the [[Kaindy Gorge]]. Dried-out trunks of submerged ''[[Picea schrenkiana]]'' trees rise above the surface.

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{{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}

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[[Category:Lakes of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Landslide-dammed lakes]]


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