| Aqköl | |
| Other Name: | |
| Coords: | 48.8167°N 107°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 10.5km (06.5miles) |
| Width: | 8km (05miles) |
| Max-Depth: | 14m (46feet) |
| Elevation: | 103m (338feet) |
| Islands: | None |
Aqköl (kk|Ақкөл; ru|Акколь),[1] [2] is a salt lake in Zhangeldi District, in the SW sector of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.[3] [4] [5]
Local authorities try to promote tourism in the lake, but the area lacks the necessary infrastructure. The nearest inhabited locality is Akhmeta Baytursynuly 10km (10miles) to the east of the eastern shore.[3]
Aqköl is located in the southern part of the Turgay Depression at 103m (338feet) above sea level. It is an endorheic lake sharing the same depression as smaller lakes and salt pans nearby. A projecting spit in the northwestern shore of the lake divides the northern side into two bays. The lake lies about 50km (30miles) to the NNE of the northern end of the Shalkarteniz lake. Much smaller lakes Uziqsor and Qaraqsor are located to the southeast, close to its shores. There is a hot spring 30km (20miles) from the lake where the water temperature reaches 70°C[6]
277km (172miles) long river Uly-Zhylanshyk flows into the northeastern shore of the lake.[7] [6]
