List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is the list of the more important lakes, some of which are shared (Caspian Sea, Lake Aral, Lake Aike, etc.) with the neighbouring countries.

Lake nameSurface area Region Notes
Caspian Sea 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 sq mi) Atyrau Region, Mangystau Region The Caspian Sea is the world's largest enclosed body of water.
Alakol 2,650 square kilometres (1,023 sq mi) Almaty Region Bird breeding and nesting ground
Aral 17,160 square kilometres (6,626 sq mi)Shrinking owing to environmental problems [1]
Aralsor 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi) West Kazakhstan Region Pink lake
Ashchykol 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi) Kyzylorda Region / Turkistan Region Main lake of the Ashchykol Depression
Ayke 64.7 square kilometres (25 sq mi) Aktobe Region
Azhibeksor SW of Lake Tengiz [2]
Balkhash 16,996 square kilometres (6,562 sq mi) Almaty Region, Karagandy Region, Jambyl Region
Balyktykol 9.2 square kilometres (4 sq mi) Abai Region
Bartogay Almaty Region Reservoir on the Chilik River
Bolshoy Azhbulat Pavlodar Region
Chagan Artificial lake (Former nuclear test site)
Issyk 0.22 square kilometres (0 sq mi) Almaty Region Not to be confused with Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan
Jasybay 4 square kilometres (2 sq mi) Pavlodar Region One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range
Karasor 154 square kilometres (59 sq mi) Karaganda Region
Kayindi Almaty Region
Kamyslybas 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi)
Kapchagay also spelled Qapshaghay Bogeni Reservoir
Koksengirsor 46.3 square kilometres (18 sq mi) North Kazakhstan Region Has local economic importance
Kopa 14 square kilometres (5 sq mi) Akmola Region
Markakol 455 square kilometres (176 sq mi)
Sasykkol 600 square kilometres (232 sq mi) Almaty Region Surface can reach 736 square kilometres (284 sq mi)
Shalkarteniz 1,800 square kilometres (695 sq mi) Aktobe Region
Shureksor 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi) Pavlodar Region
Tengiz 1,382 square kilometres (534 sq mi) Akmola Region Bird breeding and nesting ground
Toraigyr 0.88 square kilometres (0 sq mi) Pavlodar Region One of the lakes of the Bayanaul Range
Tuzkol 13.5 square kilometres (5 sq mi) Pavlodar Region Salt lake in Bayanaul District
Ulken-Karoy 305 square kilometres (118 sq mi) North Kazakhstan Region
Zaysan 1,810 square kilometres (699 sq mi)
Zerenda 11.9 square kilometres (5 sq mi) Akmola Region
Zhaksykylysh 74.5 square kilometres (29 sq mi) Kyzylorda Region Table salt mining site
Zhasylkol 1 square kilometre (0 sq mi) Almaty Region

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References

  1. ↑ Kazakhstan government is trying to rescue the northern part of the lake
  2. ↑ "Äzhibeksor Köli". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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