Kulykol () is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies near the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
The nearest inhabited place is Taldykol, located to the east.Google Earth Kulykol is part of the Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System, a Ramsar site since 2009.Ramsar Sites Information Service - Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System The name of the lake comes from the Kazakh "Қулы/көл", meaning "swan/lake".Kostanay region - Directory of geographical names of Kazakhstan (.xls). zin.ru. _ Web portal of ZIN RAS . — Compiled on the basis of the State Catalog of Geographical Names of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Geography Kulykol is an elongated lake, stretching roughly from NNE to SSW. It is part of the right bank of the upper course of the Tobol basin.Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System -Site description In years of abundant snowfall its area may increase to . Smaller Taldykol lake lies east of the northeastern corner of the lake. The Russian border runs about to the west of Kulykol. Lake Ayke lies about to the SSW right at the border.
Fauna Part of the shore of the lake is covered with reeds. The Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System, of which the lake is a part, is a critical site for the nesting, migration and molting of wetland bird species, including the critically endangered siberian crane.Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System | Siberian Crane The lake is rich in fish and local residents do small-scale fishing in it. There are also small mammal species living near the lake, such as the muskrat.
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance
References
External links Kulykol-Taldykol Lake System - BirdLife Data Zone Kazakhstan, National Report, 2021