Zhamantuz, Shalkar District

Zhamantuz () is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake lies about to the NNW of Shalkar town, the district capital. The Shalkar-Aktobe railway passes to the southwest of the lake.

Geography Zhamantuz is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Karakol lies to the north and Tebez to the NNE of the lake.

Zhamantuz is roughly long and wide. The shores are flat. The lake fills yearly with rain and snow. On average the highest water level is in April and the lowest in October. In some years the lake may dry completely at the end of the summer. The water of the lake is salty, hard and alkaline. A small river flows in from the west.Google EarthATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5

Flora and fauna Reeds grow in stretches of the lakeshore and steppe vegetation in the area surrounding Zhamantuz.

See also List of lakes of Kazakhstan

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