Kotyrkol (), also known as "Katarkol" () is a lake in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
Katarkol village lies by the southeastern lakeshore and Shchuchinsk town, the district capital, is located to the west.
Geography Kotyrkol lies at an elevation of in the Kokshetau Mountains, Kazakh Uplands. It is part of the Irtysh basin and has an elongated shape oriented in a roughly east–west direction. The bottom is mainly composed of sand and gravel. The shores of Kotyrkol are open and gently sloping, only some stretches are muddy. The lake water is slightly brackish and the surface level has dropped about since 1957. Concerns have been raised about increased pollution.Quality of surface waters in the Republic of Kazakhstan (review of the water component of the information bulletin of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, RSE "KAZHYDROMET", Department of Environmental Monitoring "On the state of the environment of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011")
Among the lakes in its vicinity, Zhokey lies to the southeast, Shchuchye to the west, Balytkty to the southwest and Burabay to the NNW.Google EarthATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia. / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5
Flora and fauna There are reeds growing on the northwestern lakeshore. Birch and pine forests grow to the north and to the southwest of the lake. The main fish species in its waters are crucian carp, common roach and perch.
See also Kokshetau Lakes List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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