Kozhakol (; ) is a salt lake in Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.Площадь озер Казахстана (Таблица)
Kozhakol lies in the southern sector of Korgalzhyn District. Zhalmankulak village is located close to the western lakeshore.Google Earth
Geography Kozhakol is an endorheic lake of the Nura basin that lies at above sea level. It is located to the north of the northern shore of Lake Tengiz. Lake Zhalmankulak lies only to the west of the western lakeshore and Alakol to the northeast.
The shores are deeply indented, forming a compact shape during floods and a cluster of almost separate lakes in times of drought. The eastern lakeshore is steep and rocky, between and high. The western, southern and northern shorelines are flat. There are agricultural fields in the area around the lake, as well as pasture zones for local cattle. The water of the lake is salty and bitter.Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jakyp. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan
References
External links
Towards Sustainable Pasture Agrolandscapes: A Landscape-Ecological-Indicative Approach to Environmental Audits and Impact Assessments