| Kotyrkol | |
| Other Name: | Қотыркөл |
| Coords: | 52.7628°N 70.7267°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Outflow: | Sarymsak |
| Catchment: | 29.9km2 |
| Length: | 6.1km (03.8miles) |
| Width: | 3.3km (02.1miles) |
| Area: | 18.7km2 |
| Max-Depth: | 7.7m (25.3feet) |
| Volume: | 0.019km3 |
| Shore: | 20.4km (12.7miles) |
| Elevation: | 351m (1,152feet) |
| Islands: | no |
| Cities: | Stepnyak |
Kotyrkol (kk|Қотыркөл) is a salt lake in Birzhan sal District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Stepnyak town, the district capital, is located 5km (03miles) to the NNE of the northern lakeshore.[1]
Kotyrkol lies at the northern end of the Kazakh Uplands and is part of the Irtysh basin. It lies at an elevation of 351m (1,152feet). It has an elongated shape oriented in a roughly southeast–northwest direction, with the wider southern part tapering towards the north. Numerous small rivulets flow into the lake from the west. In the years of abundant water the lake is connected to neighboring lake Zhokey through the Sarymsak river.The shores of Kotyrkol are sloping and the lake bottom is muddy.[1]
Among the lakes in its vicinity, Zhokey lies 12km (07miles) to the NNW, Mamay 33km (21miles) to the southeast, Balytkty 34km (21miles) to the west, Shchuchye 38km (24miles) to the northwest and Atansor 50km (30miles) to the east.[2] [3]
Reeds, such as Phragmites and Stipa, grow along the western shore of Kotyrkol. The basin of the lake is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.[3]
