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
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. -ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
- ^ 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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