Tebez

Tebez (Тебез) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan.

The lake lies about 7 km to the west of Taldykum village. The area near the lakeshore is used as a grazing ground for local cattle. In the spring the lake water is usually suitable for the cattle to drink.

Geography
Tebez is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of 167 m. Lake Karakol lies 12 km to the southwest and Zhamantuz 22 km to the SSW of the lake.

Tebez is 3.4 km long and 2 km wide. The shores are wide and flat. The Bolgasyn river flows from the west into the southwestern lakeshore, replenishing the lake in the spring. The water of the lake is salty and bitter, its salinity increasing by the end of the summer.

Flora and fauna
Halophyte grasses grow near the shores and steppe vegetation in the surrounding area.