Into the Sasykkol lake (translated from the Kazakh language "Sasyk" - rotten, fetid;" Kol " - lake), in the delta of the
Alakol Biosphere Reserve, flows the
Tentek river from the south. The average depth of the lake is about 3 m, and the maximum depth is 4.7 m. The average annual water level varies up to 60 cm due to the fact that the lake is flowing. Through the river Zhinishkesu water goes to Lake
Koshkarkol and then flows into
Lake Alakol. Since the water in the lake is fresh, its mineralization varies during the year from 0.27 to 2.16 g/L. Lake Sasykkol is part of the
Alakol Biosphere Reserve, designated by
UNESCO as part of its
Man and the Biosphere Programme in 2013. ==References==