Kyzylkol
Kyzylkol (Kazakh: Қызылкөл; Russian: Кызылколь) is a lake in Sozak District, Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan.
| Kyzylkol | |
|---|---|
| Қызылкөл | |
Sentinel-2 image of the lake and Kumkent village | |
Kyzylkol | |
| Location | Near the Karatau Mountains |
| Coordinates | 43°45′N 69°29′E |
| Type | Endorheic lake |
| Primary inflows | Ushbas |
| Catchment area | 60.4 square kilometers (23.3 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 6.1 kilometers (3.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.8 kilometers (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 16.2 square kilometers (6.3 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 10 meters (33 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 18.6 kilometers (11.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 331 meters (1,086 ft) |
| Islands | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake lies 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Sholakkorgan town and a little to the west of Kumkent. Kyzylkol lake is a 4,160 hectares (10,300 acres) Important Bird Area, where tens and even hundreds of thousands of birds may rest at the lake at a given time.
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