Balykty Sarkyl (; ) is a
brackish
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lake in
Kaztal District,
West Kazakhstan Region
West Kazakhstan Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The region has a population of 695,000 as of July 1st, 2024. Its administrative centre is Oral (also known as Uralsk or Ural'sk), a city of about 250,000 inhabitants.
The Region was created ...
,
Kazakhstan
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.
The lake lies about southwest of
Zhalpaktal village.
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.
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Balykty Sarkyl freezes in November and thaws in early April. River Ozek flows into the lake from the southern end.
[''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia''. ]Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...
: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. -ISBN 9965-9389-9-7 The lake is located in a
semidesert area, to the north of the
Kamys-Samar Lakes.
Taxonomic Composition and Quantative Indicators of Macrozoobenthos in Water Bodies of West Kazakhstan Region
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See also
*List of lakes of Kazakhstan
Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is a list o ...
References
External links
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Dominant species of macrozoobenthos of studied lakesTourism and recreational potential of the salt lakes of Western Kazakhstan
Lakes of Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan Region
Ural basin
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