Akkol is a lake in the Talas District, Zhambyl Region, southern Kazakhstan.
It is located close to the southwest of Akkol village. In the summer, the lakeshores are a vacationing spot.
There are two ways to translate the toponym: most often its meaning is "white lake" in the Kazakh language.A. P. Gorbunov Mountains Of Central Asia. Explanatory dictionary of geographical names and terms. Almaty, 2006
Geography The lake is roughly by and lies at an altitude of above sea level. Its depth ranges from to . Ashchykol lies to the northwest. The Asa River flows into Akkol, after flowing out of lake Bilikol located to the south of the lake. Lake Akkol freezes from late December to late March.Google Earth
Fauna The main fish species in the lake are bream, carp, crucian carp, roach, and zander.Kazakhstan National encyclopedia / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty, "Kazakh encyclopedia" General editor, 1998, ISBN 5-89800-123-9, Volume II
References
External links Maryashev Monuments of Semirechye archeology and their use in excursions-Almaty, 2002