Akkol (lake)

Akkol, meaning "White Lake" (Kazakh: Ақкөл; Russian: Акколь; Chinese: 阿科尔),[1][2] is a salt lake in Zhangeldi District, in the SW sector of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[3][4][5]

For other uses, see Akkol (disambiguation).
Akkol
Ақкөл / Акколь
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021
Akkol is located in Kazakhstan
Akkol
Akkol
LocationTurgay Depression
Coordinates48°49′N 63°44′E
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsUly-Zhylanshyk
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length10.5 kilometers (6.5 mi)
Max. width8 kilometers (5.0 mi)
Max. depth14 meters (46 ft)
Surface elevation103 meters (338 ft)
IslandsNone

Local authorities try to promote tourism in the lake, but the area lacks the necessary infrastructure. The nearest inhabited locality is Akhmeta Baytursynuly 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the east of the eastern shore.[3]

Geography

Akkol is located in the southern part of the Turgay Depression at 103 meters (338 ft) above sea level. It is an endorheic lake sharing the same depression as smaller lakes and salt pans nearby. A projecting spit in the northwestern shore of the lake divides the northern side into two bays. The lake lies about 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the NNE of the northern end of the Shalkarteniz lake. Much smaller lakes Uziksor and Karaksor are located to the southeast, close to its shores. There is a hot spring 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the lake where the water temperature reaches 70 °C (158 °F)[6]

277 kilometers (172 mi) long river Uly-Zhylanshyk flows into the northeastern shore of the lake.[3][6]

ISS view of the salt pans that lie 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Akkol.

See also

References
  1. "қазақстан республикасының мемлекеттік жіктеуіші - КЛАССИФИКАТОР АДМИНИСТРАТИВНО – ТЕРРИТОРИАЛЬНЫХ ОБЪЕКТОВ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
  3. Google Earth
  4. "По озеру в Костанайской области могут ходить слоны. Но не ходят | Главные новости Казахстана – Новостной портал "Экспресс К"". exk.kz. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. Улы-Жыланшык; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian)
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