Akkol (lake)

Akkol, meaning "White Lake" (Ақкөл; Акколь; 阿科尔), is a salt lake in Zhangeldi District, in the SW sector of the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.

Local authorities try to promote tourism in the lake, but the area lacks the necessary infrastructure. The nearest inhabited locality is Akhmeta Baytursynuly 10 km to the east of the eastern shore.

Geography
Akkol is located in the southern part of the Turgay Depression at 103 m 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 50 km to the NNE of the northern end of the Shalkarteniz lake. Much smaller lakes Uziksor and Karaksor are located to the southeast, close to its shores. There is a hot spring 30 km from the lake where the water temperature reaches 70 °C

277 km long river Uly-Zhylanshyk flows into the northeastern shore of the lake.