Saumalkol (; ), also known as "Ashchykol" (), is a permanent lake in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan

The nearest inhabited place is Akore, former Kalininskoye, located to the north. The now uninhabited hamlet of Rubinskoye lies in ruins near the eastern lakeshore.

Geography Saumalkol is an endorheic lake in the Nura basin, Kazakh Uplands. It lies roughly southwest of lake Rudnichnoye. The lake is relatively deep and has water all year round. Its surface usually freezes in late November and thaws by the end of March.Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia. General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5Google Earth

There are plowed fields and cattle-grazing grounds in the basin of the lake. The lakeshore is open and flat. Saumalkol is fed mainly by precipitation and groundwater. The waters are rich in fish.

See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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