Kyzylkak (; ) is a bittern salt lake in Ertis District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan
The lake lies to the east of the northern end of larger Siletiteniz lake. There are no settlements by the lakeshore. The nearest inhabited locality is Kyzylkak village, located to the south of the southern coastline of the lake.Information Minister comments on mass brawl in Kyzylkak village
Geography Kyzylkak is an endorheic lake located in the Ishim Plain, south of the Russian border. It lies in the lowest part of a large depression and its shores are very steep. The bottom of the lake has a thick layer of black mud containing magnesium salts and releasing Hydrogen sulphide.Magnesium chloride in the salt lakes of northern Kazakhstan Lake Kyzylkak is fed mainly by snow, but owing to its high salinity it does not freeze in the winter.Кызылкак; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
The Birsuat, Agynsay and Aksuat are the main rivers flowing into the lake. Depending on the rainfall the surface area of the lake varies between and on average.Google Earth
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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