Aqköl (lake)

Aqköl
Kazakh: Ақкөл
Russian: Акколь
Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021
Aqköl
LocationTurgay Depression
Coordinates48°49′N 63°44′E / 48.817°N 63.733°E / 48.817; 63.733
Typeendorheic
Primary inflowsUly-Zhylanshyk
Basin countriesKazakhstan
Max. length10.5 kilometers (6.5 mi)
Max. width8 kilometers (5.0 mi)
Max. depth14 meters (46 ft)
Surface elevation103 meters (338 ft)
IslandsNone

Aqköl (Kazakh: Ақкөл; Russian: Акколь), 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 kilometers (6.2 mi) to the east of the eastern shore.