| Sharbakty | |
| Other Name: | Шарбақты |
| Coords: | 51.3878°N 78.2614°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 3.1km (01.9miles) |
| Width: | 2.7km (01.7miles) |
| Area: | 6.8km2 |
| Elevation: | 129m (423feet) |
| Islands: | none |
| Cities: | Sharbakty |
Sharbakty (kk|Шарбақты; ru|Щербакты) is a salt lake in Akkuly District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake is located about 80km (50miles) west of the Russia-Kazakhstan border. Akkuly, the district capital, lies 32km (20miles) to the WNW.[2]
Sharbakty is an endorheic lake part of the Irtysh basin. It lies in a tectonic depression of the Kulunda Plain. Toleuberdy (Толеуберды), a small lake, is located 1.6km (01miles) from the southwestern shore. Lake Uyaly lies 5km (03miles) to the south, Malybay 24km (15miles) to the north and red lake Kyzyltuz 28km (17miles) to the NNW. River Irtysh flows 18km (11miles) to the southwest.
The lake has a regular, almost round, shape. It doesn't dry out in the summer and doesn't freeze in the winter. Sharbakty village lies by the eastern lakeshore. The M38 Highway from the Border of Russia to Pavlodar and Semey (Semipalatinsk), passes near the northern end of the lake.[2] [3] [1] [4]
Lake Sharbakty is surrounded by steppe vegetation.[4]
