Inder (lake)
Inder (; ) is a salt lake in Inder District, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. The mineral Inderite and the plant Eremurus inderiensis were named after the lake. Geography
Inder an endorheic lake in the northern part of the Caspian Lowland. It is located  to the east of the Ural river. The southern foothills of the Inder Mountains rise above the northern and northeastern lakeshores. The lake is very shallow. Under the water surface there is a salt crust that is on average  to  thick. Inderbor town is located  to the northwest of the lake. There are no rivers flowing into the lake nor out of it. Inder is fed mainly by groundwater. The salt of the lake is of high quality. It contains potassium, bromine and boron. Up to 2021 Inder lake is recognized as the Type locality for seven minerals: Hydroboracite, Inderborite, Inderite, Kurgantaite, Kurnakovite, Preobrazhenskite and Volkovskite. See also
List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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Lakes of Kazakhstan
Endorheic lakes of Asia
Atyrau Region
Caspian Depression