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