Big Almaty Lake

Big Almaty Lake (Kazakh: Үлкен Алматы көлі / Ülken Almaty kölı, Russian: Большое Алматинское Озеро / Bol'shoye Almatinskoye Ozero) is natural alpine reservoir. It is located in the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, 15 km south from the center of Almaty in Kazakhstan. The lake is 2511 meters above sea level.

Big Almaty Lake
Úlken Almaty kólі (Kazakh)
Big Almaty Lake
Big Almaty Lake
LocationKazakhstan
Coordinates43.0506°N 76.9850°E / 43.0506; 76.9850
Typelake
River sourcesBig Almaty river
Max. length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width0.75–1 km (0.47–0.62 mi)
SettlementsAlmaty
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