Lake Akkol

Akkol is a lake in the Talas District, Zhambyl Region, southern Kazakhstan.

It is located close to the southwest of Akkol village. In the summer, the lakeshores are a vacationing spot.

There are two ways to translate the toponym: most often its meaning is "white lake" in the Kazakh language.

Geography
The lake is roughly 14 km by 7.6 km and lies at an altitude of 397 m above sea level. Its depth ranges from 3 m to 5 m. Ashchykol lies 7 km to the northwest. The Asa River flows into Akkol, after flowing out of lake Bilikol located 30 km to the south of the lake. Lake Akkol freezes from late December to late March.

Fauna
The main fish species in the lake are bream, carp, crucian carp, roach, and zander.