Balykty () is a lake in Burabay District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
The village of Zharkain is located by the lakeshore. Shchuchinsk town, the district capital, lies to the north.
Geography Balykty is located in the Kokshetau Mountains, Kazakh Uplands and is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies at an elevation of . The lake has an oval shape oriented in a roughly north-south direction. The A1 highway passes very close to the eastern shore.
Among the lakes in its vicinity, small lake Kotyrkol lies to the northeast, Kotyrkol to the ESE, Zhokey to the ENE, Shchuchye to the north, Urymkay to the southwest and Kumdykol to 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 Among the birds found in the lake, the black-necked grebe, Terek sandpiper Pallas's gull and pine bunting deserve mention.Astana area, northern Kazakhstan 6th–11th July 2022
See also Kokshetau Lakes List of lakes of Kazakhstan
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