Balykty Sarkyl

Lake in Kazakhstan
49°36′01″N 49°20′33″E / 49.60028°N 49.34250°E / 49.60028; 49.34250Primary inflowsOzekBasin countriesKazakhstanMax. length6.4 kilometers (4.0 mi)Max. width4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi)Surface area60 square kilometers (23 sq mi)Average depth3.2 meters (10 ft)Surface elevation4.8 meters (16 ft)Islandsnone

Balykty Sarkyl (Kazakh: Балықты Сарқыл; Russian: Рыбный Сакрыл) is a brackish lake in Kaztal District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake lies about 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southwest of Zhalpaktal village.[1]

Geography

Balykty Sarkyl lies between the Maly Uzen and the Bolshoy Uzen rivers of the Ural basin. The lake is roughly hourglass-shaped with the northern part larger than the southern.[2][1]

Balykty Sarkyl freezes in November and thaws in early April. River Ozek flows into the lake from the southern end.[3] The lake is located in a semidesert area, to the north of the Kamys-Samar Lakes.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. -ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
  4. ^ Taxonomic Composition and Quantative Indicators of Macrozoobenthos in Water Bodies of West Kazakhstan Region

External links

  • Media related to Balykty Sarkyl at Wikimedia Commons
  • Dominant species of macrozoobenthos of studied lakes
  • Tourism and recreational potential of the salt lakes of Western Kazakhstan
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