Balykty Sarkyl
{{Short description|Lake in Kazakhstan}}
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| name = Balykty Sarkyl
| other_name = Балықты Сарқыл
| image = Balykty Sarkyl 2020-03-04-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg
| caption = Balykty Sarkyl Sentinel-2 image in March
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| location = Ural basin
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| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan
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| inflow = Ozek
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| basin_countries = Kazakhstan
| length = {{convert|6.4|km|sp=us}}
| width = {{convert|4.8|km|sp=us}}
| area = {{convert|60|sqkm|sp=us}}
| depth = {{convert|3.2|m|sp=us}}
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| elevation = {{convert|4.8|m|sp=us}}
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Balykty Sarkyl ({{langx|kk|Балықты Сарқыл}}; {{langx|ru|Рыбный Сакрыл}}) is a brackish lake in Kaztal District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies about {{convert|8|km|sp=us}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-39.jpg|title=M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=4 March 2023}}Google Earth
Balykty Sarkyl freezes in November and thaws in early April. River Ozek flows into the lake from the southern end.Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. -ISBN 9965-9389-9-7 The lake is located in a semidesert area, to the north of the Kamys-Samar Lakes.[https://www.sciencegate.app/document/10.24143/2073-5529-2021-3-35-46 Taxonomic Composition and Quantative Indicators of Macrozoobenthos in Water Bodies of West Kazakhstan Region]
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dominant-species-of-macrozoobenthos-of-studied-lakes-SKK-Sarykamysh-Karakalpakstan_tbl2_349686803 Dominant species of macrozoobenthos of studied lakes]
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342847474_TOURIST_AND_RECREATIONAL_POTENTIAL_OF_THE_SALT_LAKES_OF_WESTERN_KAZAKHSTAN Tourism and recreational potential of the salt lakes of Western Kazakhstan]
{{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}
Category:West Kazakhstan Region
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