Saumalkol (; ) is a permanent lake in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan

The nearest inhabited place is Uzynbulak, located to the NNW.

Geography Saumalkol is an endorheic lake in the Shiderti basin, Kazakh Uplands. The lake is elongated and stretches in a roughly WNW/ESE direction for over . There is a to thick layer of silt at the bottom of the lake. Large swathes of the shoreline are covered with reeds. The western and southern sections of the lakeshore are rocky, while to the east and northeast there are swampy areas. The lake surface usually freezes in the first half of November and thaws by mid April.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

Saumalkol has water all year round. It is fed mainly by groundwater, as well as by springs originating in the neighboring Zhylan and Sarymsak mountains. There are grasslands and livestock-grazing grounds surrounding the lake.

See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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