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Bilikol (Kazakh: Билікөл; Russian: Биликоль) is a freshwater lake in the Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan.[1]

Bilikol
Билікөл
ISS image of Bilikol
Bilikol
Location	Karatau Mountains
Coordinates	43°02′N 70°42′E
Type	Fluvial lake
Primary inflows	Asa
Primary outflows	Asa
Basin countries	Kazakhstan
Max. length	18 kilometers (11 mi)
Max. width	7.5 kilometers (4.7 mi)
Surface area	85 square kilometers (33 sq mi)
Max. depth	8 meters (26 ft)
Surface elevation	438 meters (1,437 ft)

The lake lies 70 kilometers (43 mi) northwest of the city of Taraz. Its waters are used by the surrounding communities to irrigate crops.[2][3][4]

Geography

Lake Bilikol has a shape that roughly reminds of an hourglass. Lying in a tectonic depression on the northern slope of the Karatau Mountains, it is part of the Talas basin. The Asa river flows through the lake entering it from the east and flowing out from the north. The shores of the lake are sandy in places.[3] Lake Akkol lies 40 kilometers (25 mi) to the north of the northern end of Bilikol.[2][3][4]

Flora and fauna

Reeds grow on the lakeshore. The main fish species found in the lake are carp, common bream and grass carp, among others.[4]

See also

• List of lakes of Kazakhstan

References

External links

• Media related to Bilikol at Wikimedia Commons
• Озеро Биликоль высыхает
• Биликоль озеро в Жамбылской области, Казахстан
• Как спасти озеро Биликоль в Жамбылской области

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