{{Short description|Lake in Kazakhstan}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Telikol | other_name = Телікөл | image = Telikol 2017-08-01-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A True color.jpg | caption = [[Sentinel-2]] image of the lake zone in August | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = | part_of = | coords = {{coord|45|12|N|66|34|E|type:waterbody_region:RU|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Kazakhstan | type = [[Steppe lake]] | inflow = [[Sarysu (river)|Sarysu]] | outflow = | catchment = {{convert|81|sqkm|sp=us}} | basin_countries = [[Kazakhstan]] | length = {{convert|2.8|km|sp=us}} | width = {{convert|1.1|km|sp=us}} | area = {{convert|8|sqkm|sp=us}} | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = [[UTC+6]] | shore = | elevation = {{convert|128|m|sp=us}} | islands = | cities = }} '''Telikol''' ({{langx|kk|Телікөл}}; {{langx|ru| Теликоль}}) is a [[lake]] in the [[Kyzylorda Region]], [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-42.jpg|title=L-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref>
The area of the lake lies in the [[Syrdariya District|Syrdariya]] and [[Shieli District|Shieli]] districts. The Telikol lake zone includes a {{convert|159320|ha|sp=us}} [[Important Bird Area]].<ref name="IBA"/><ref name="GЕ">[[Google Earth]]</ref><ref name="KЕ">''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' vol. VIII / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - [[Almaty]], 1998 ISBN 5-89800-123-9</ref>
==Geography== Telikol is a cluster of small lakes that lies close to the western edge of the [[Ashchykol Depression]] and east of the [[Daryalyktakyr]] plain (Дарьялыктакыр). The lakeshores are flat and wide. In years of abundant spring floods, the [[Sarysu (river)|Sarysu]] river flows into the Ashchykol Depression from the north, bends westwards, and reaches the Telikol from the east. In such years the water level rises in the whole area, connecting the lakes. The lake bottom is smooth, made up of clay and silt. The {{convert|181|km|sp=us}} long [[Shieli-Telikol Canal]] was built for irrigation, connecting the lacustrine basin with the [[Syr Darya]] river to the south near [[Shieli]].<ref name="STM"/><ref name="GЕ"/> {| |- valign="top" |[[File:Telikol-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg|thumb|[[Sentinel-2]] image of the dry lakes in October.]] |}
==Flora== The Telikol lake area has sparse vegetation made up mainly of [[Salsola|saltwort]] and [[Artemisia (plant)|wormwood]], as well as [[Haloxylon|saxaul]] and [[tamarisk]]. The western stretches of the lakeshores are covered with [[Phragmites|reeds]]. The grassy areas near the lakes are a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.<ref name="KЕ"/><ref name="IBA">[http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/telikol-lakes-iba-kazakhstan Telikol Lakes - BirdLife Data Zone]</ref>
==See also== *[[List of lakes of Kazakhstan]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/221861468262742272/text/E47150V10P152000Box385408B00PUBLIC0.txt Syrdarya Control and Northern Aral Sea Phase-11 (SYNAS-11) Project] {{Lakes of Kazakhstan}}
[[Category:Lake groups of Kazakhstan]] [[Category:Kyzylorda Region]] [[Category:Sarysu basin]]