Kalmakkol


Kalmakkol, is a salt lake in Gabit Musirepov District, North Kazakhstan Region, and Zhaksy District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
Novoishim town, the administrative center of the district, is located approximately to the NNW of the lake. The border with Akmola Region runs close to the southwestern shore of the lake and a small sector lies within Zhaksy District.

Geography

Kalmakkol occupies a tectonic depression at the southern end of the West Siberian Plain. It lies about to the east of the left bank of the Ishim. The Akkanburlyk, a tributary of the Ishim, flows to the north of the northern end. The lake has a roughly triangular shape.
Ulykol lake is located to the northwest in the same district. Lake Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau lies to the northeast.

Flora

The vegetation in the area of the lake is steppe.