| Zhamantuz | |
| Other Name: | Жамантұз |
| Coords: | 48.0206°N 59.5278°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Length: | 3km (02miles) |
| Width: | 2km (01miles) |
| Area: | 5km2 |
| Shore: | 10.5km (06.5miles) |
| Elevation: | 178m (584feet) |
| Islands: | no |
Zhamantuz (kk|Жамантұз) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The lake lies about 20km (10miles) to the NNW of Shalkar town, the district capital. The Shalkar-Aktobe railway passes 11km (07miles) to the southwest of the lake.
Zhamantuz is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of 178.7m (586.3feet). Lake Karakol lies 5km (03miles) to the north and Tebez 22km (14miles) to the NNE of the lake.[1]
Zhamantuz is roughly 3km (02miles) long and 2km (01miles) 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.[2] [3]
Reeds grow in stretches of the lakeshore and steppe vegetation in the area surrounding Zhamantuz.[3]
