Saumalkol, Bukhar-Zhyrau District
lake in Kazakhstan
Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл; Russian: Саумалколь), also known as "Ashchykol" (Kazakh: Ащыкөл), is a permanent lake in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
The nearest inhabited place is Akore, former Kalininskoye, located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the north. The now uninhabited hamlet of Rubinskoye lies in ruins near the eastern lakeshore.
Geography
Saumalkol is an endorheic lake in the Nura basin, Kazakh Uplands. It lies roughly 30 kilometers (19 mi) southwest of lake Rudnichnoye. The lake is relatively deep and has water all year round. Its surface usually freezes in late November and thaws by the end of March.
There are plowed fields and cattle-grazing grounds in the basin of the lake. The lakeshore is open and flat. Saumalkol is fed mainly by precipitation and groundwater.
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