| Zhokey | |
| Other Name: | Жөкей |
| Coords: | 52.8931°N 70.5831°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
| Inflow: | Sarymsak |
| Outflow: | Sarymsak |
| Length: | 5.5km (03.4miles) |
| Width: | 4.6km (02.9miles) |
| Area: | 19.26km2 |
| Depth: | 1.5m (04.9feet) |
| Max-Depth: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Elevation: | 382m (1,253feet) |
| Islands: | no |
| Cities: | Zhukey, Karlovka and Kyzyluyum |
Zhokey (kk|Жөкей), also known as Zhukey ru|Жукей), is a salt lake in Birzhan sal District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
The villages of Zhukey, Karlovka and Kyzyluyum are located by the lakeshore. Stepnyak town, the district capital, lies 11km (07miles) to the ESE.[1]
Zhokey 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 a roughly round shape, quite regular on the eastern part. The Sarymsak river flows into the lake from the north. In years of abundant water it may flow out from the southeast, connecting Zhokey with neighboring lake Kotyrkol. The shores of the lake are steep in the western and southern stretches and gently sloping in the remaining perimeter. The slopes of 523m (1,716feet) high Burkitty Mountain rise beyond the western lakeshore.[1]
Among the lakes in its vicinity, Kotyrkol lies 12km (07miles) to the SSE, small lake Kotyrkol 9km (06miles) to the northwest, Balytkty 24km (15miles) to the WSW, Shchuchye 22km (14miles) to the WNW and Mamay 50km (30miles) to the southeast.[2] [3]
Hayfields grow near the shores of the lake.[3]
