Kyzylkol

Kyzylkol
Қызылкөл
Sentinel-2 image of the lake and Kumkent village
Kyzylkol is located in Kazakhstan
Kyzylkol
Kyzylkol
LocationNear the Karatau Mountains
Coordinates43°45′N 69°29′E / 43.750°N 69.483°E / 43.750; 69.483
TypeEndorheic lake
Primary inflowsUshbas
Catchment area60.4 square kilometers (23.3 sq mi)
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length6.1 kilometers (3.8 mi)
Max. width2.8 kilometers (1.7 mi)
Surface area16.2 square kilometers (6.3 sq mi)
Max. depth10 meters (33 ft)
Shore length118.6 kilometers (11.6 mi)
Surface elevation331 meters (1,086 ft)
IslandsNone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kyzylkol (Kazakh: Қызылкөл; Russian: Кызылколь) is a lake in Sozak District, Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

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.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "K-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ Map - BirdLife Data Zone
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