Most of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 is endorheic basin (except northern territories). As it is expected, the rivers flow into the numerous lakes in the basin. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Turkic languages. Below is the list of more important lakes. Some of these lakes are shared with the neighbouring countries. (Caspian Sea, Lake Aral, Lake Aike, etc.)

THE LAKE	SURFACE AREA (in km2)	SURFACE AREA (in mi2)	NOTES
Caspian Sea Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...	371 000	143 250
Aike Lake Aike Aike is a lake on the border between Kazakhstan and Russia. The lake has an area of about 25 sq mi . The village of Terensay is located on the coast of the lake....	64.7	25
Alakol Lake Alakol Alakol Lake is a lake located in the Almaty and Shyghyz provinces, east central Kazakhstan. Its elevation is 347 m above sea levelThe lake is the northwest extension of the region known as the Dzhungarian Gate , a narrow valley connects the southern uplands of Kazakhstan with arid northwest...	2650	1023	Bird breeding and nesting ground
Aral Aral Sea The Aral Sea was a lake that lay between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south...	17160	6630	Shrinking due to environmental problems
Balkhash Lake Balkhash Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 12th largest continental lake in the world. It is located in southeastern Kazakhstan, in Central Asia, and belongs to an endorheic basin shared by Kazakhstan and China, with a small part in Kyrgyzstan. The basin drains into the lake via seven...	16996	6562
Bartogay
Chagan			Artificial lake (Former nuclear test site)
Issyk
Jasybay Lake Jasybay Lake Jasybay is a lake in Kazakhstan. It is remarkably clean, as the Kazakh government has been committed to preserving the lake's watershed, limiting construction and even forbidding motorized vehicles on the water...
Kayindi
Kamyslybas Lake Kamyslybas Lake Kamyslybas is a large saltwater lake in the Qyzylorda Province, Kazakhstan. It has an area of 176 km², although the water level in the lake often fluctuates. It lies in the northern part of Syr Darya's delta, to which it is connected by a canal. Lake Kamyslybas is used as a fishery....	176	68
Markakol	455	175
Sasykkol Lake Sasykkol Sasykkol Lake is a lake in eastern part of Kazakhstan. It is located at around . It has an area of 600 km² , average depth of 3.3 m and maximum depth of 4.7 m. Fishery on the lake is common. The Mute Swan, Whooper Swan and Spoonbill can be found here.- References :*...	600	232
Tengiz Lake Tengiz Tengiz Lake is a saline lake in north-central part of Kazakhstan. Lake Tengiz is an important wetland site for birds. It ia a part of a Ramsar wetland site of international importance, "Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System". 318 species of birds have been recorded at Lake Tengiz, 22 of which are endangered...	1382	534	Bird breeding and nesting ground
Zaysan Lake Zaysan Lake Zaysan is a freshwater lake, ca. 1,810 km² , in eastern Kazakhstan, in a hollow between the Altai and Tarbagatai Mountains. It is the largest lake in the East Kazakhstan Province....	1810	700
Zhasylkol