Shchuchye (Kazakh: Шортанды, Shortandy; Russian: Щучье) is a lake in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.^[1]

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Shchuchye
Шортанды / Щучье
Panoramic view of the lake
Shchuchye
Location	Kokshetau Hills, Kazakh Uplands
Coordinates	52°59′N 70°12′E
Part of	Kokshetau Lakes
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Max. width	3 kilometers (1.9 mi)
Surface area	18.5 square kilometers (7.1 sq mi)
Average depth	5.34 meters (17.5 ft)
Max. depth	ca 40 meters (130 ft)
Residence time	UTC+6
Shore length1	22 kilometers (14 mi)
Surface elevation	395 meters (1,296 ft)
Settlements	Shchuchinsk
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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The name of the lake means "pike" in Russian, and it was thus named because of the abundance of this fish in its waters.^[2] The lake is part of the Burabay National Park, a protected area.^[3]

Shchuchye lies in the eastern sector of the Kokshetau Lakes, SSE of lake Kishi Shabakty and SSW of Lake Burabay. It is the deepest lake of the whole group. Its shape is elongated, stretching from NNW to SSE for over 7 kilometers (4.3 mi). There are three small rocky islets by the southwestern shore and one in the northwest. The bottom of the lake is mostly muddy, with a sandy zone in the southwestern part.^[4]

Shchuchinsk city lies to the southwest by the lake and was named after it in the 19th century. Burabay spa town 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the NNE.^[3][1]

There are forests close to the lakeshore in most stretches. The native fish species living in the lake are pike, crucian carp, roach, tench and perch. European cisco and peled have been introduced. There may be a population of ninespine stickleback and carp as well.^[5]

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan