Kiyakty

Kiyakty (Қияқты; Киякты) is a salt lake in Nura District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

Kiyakty lies in the northwestern sector of the district. The nearest inhabited locality is Zhanbobek (Жанбөбек) located 23 km to the southwest of the lakeshore.

Geography
Kiyakty is an endorheic lake of the Kulanotpes basin that lies at 398 m above sea level. It is located 16 km to the south of the southern shore of Lake Tengiz. The Kiyakty, an intermittent river, flows into the southeastern corner. This river usually dries up in the summer. There is a 600 m long islet off the western lakeshore.

The northern lakeshore is steep, between 1 m and 1.8 m high. The western, southern and eastern shorelines are flat and marshy. The lake is fed by snow, precipitation and groundwater. Its water level is usually at its highest in April and at its lowest in October. Lake Kerey lies 30 km to the WNW and river Kon 10 km to the east. In recent years, Kiyakty is turning into a sor.

Flora and fauna
Lake Kiyakty is surrounded by steppe vegetation and its basin is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle. In August 1985 there was reportedly a colony of about 300 greater flamingos in the lake.