Sarykopa Lake

Lake Sarykopa lies in the Turgay depression, a shallow body of water fed by the Saryozen and Teke. Its level rises with the spring snowmelt, sometimes joining its separate basins into a single lake. In dry periods the water divides into smaller pools, some fresher and others saltier. When the lake is unusually full, water can flow through a channel towards the Turgay River.