). ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁The ▁mean ▁annual ▁temperature ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁bas in ▁is ▁, ▁with ▁mean ▁temperature ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁January , ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁maximum ▁temperature ▁in ▁summer ▁is ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁minimum ▁one ▁in ▁winter ▁is ▁. ▁Some ▁ 8 8 - 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁bas in ' s ▁ 2 0 8 – 2 6 9   mm ▁of ▁annual ▁precip itation ▁ ▁falls ▁in ▁summer . ▁From ▁October ▁to ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁the ▁lake ▁surface ▁free zes , ▁the ▁ice ▁becoming ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ 0 . 2 5 - 1 . 5 ▁m ▁thick . ▁ ▁H ydro log y ▁The ▁water ▁of ▁Ch at yr ▁K ul ▁Lake ▁is ▁yellow ish - green ▁with ▁water ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁min eral ization ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 0 . 5 ▁to ▁ 1 . 0 ▁mill igr ams ▁per ▁liter ▁( ch lor ide , ▁hydro car bon ate , ▁sod ium ▁and ▁mag nes ium ▁type ▁of ▁min eral ization ). ▁The ▁sal inity ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁ 2 ▁p pt . ▁Min eral ▁sources ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁ ▁have ▁min eral ization ▁of ▁from ▁ ▁per ▁liter ▁and ▁p H ▁= ▁ 5 , 8 - 6 , 0 . ▁Flow ▁rate ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁winter ▁and ▁ ▁during ▁summer . ▁ 4 1 ▁small ▁streams ▁deb ouch es ▁into ▁the ▁lake , ▁of ▁those ▁ 2 1