Koryakovka () is a salt lake in Pavlodar District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake lies to the northeast of Pavlodar town. Koryakovka village lies close to the southern lakeshore.ЛАНДШАФТЫ ПАВЛОДАРСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
Geography Koryakovka lake is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain, to the east of the course of the Irtysh. Lake Bylkyldak lies to the west, Maraldy to the ESE, and Ulken Tobylzhan to the ENE.
The lake usually dries in the summer season. When it has water it generally has a pink tint. The shore is flat. The water of the lake is highly saline. Table salt has been mined at lake Koryakovka since the late 18th century.Pavlodar Library - Pavlodar DistrictGoogle EarthATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
Flora and fauna The lake is surrounded by steppe vegetation, including fescue, feathergrass and wormwood. Among the birds that may be found at the Koryakovka lakeshore, sandpipers and ducks deserve mention.
See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan Pink lake
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The famous pink lake in the Pavlodar region has become shallow (in Russian) The famous pink lake near Pavlodar will not be saved (in Russian)