Balykty Sarkyl (; ) is a brackish lake in Kaztal District, West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies about 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.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.Taxonomic Composition and Quantative[sic Indicators of Macrozoobenthos in Water Bodies of West Kazakhstan Region]
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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Dominant species of macrozoobenthos of studied lakes Tourism and recreational potential of the salt lakes of Western Kazakhstan