| Itishpes | |
|---|---|
| Итішпес / Итишпес | |
 Sentinel-2 image of the lake in 2021 | |
  Itishpes | |
| Location | Balkhash-Alakol Depression |
| Coordinates | 44°52′N74°17′E / 44.867°N 74.283°E /44.867; 74.283 |
| Type | endorheic |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
| Max. length | 19 kilometers (12 mi) |
| Max. width | 7.2 kilometers (4.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 230 square kilometers (89 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 0.5 meters (1 ft 8 in) |
| Max. depth | 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) |
| Surface elevation | 340 meters (1,120 ft) |
| Islands | 5 |
Itishpes (Kazakh:Итішпес;Russian:Итишпес) is asalt lake in theBalkhash-Alakol Basin, part ofBalkhash District,Almaty Region, andMoiynkum District,Zhambyl Region,Kazakhstan.
The lake is one of a number of lakes in the region that are known asAlakol. The nearest inhabited places areBurubaytal,Balatopar,Aksuyek andMirny.[1]
Itishpes is anendorheic lake of theBalkhash-Alakol Depression. It lies to the south of Shempek Bay, the southernmost area ofLake Balkhash, northwest of theTaukum desert. The border between the Almaty and Zhambyl Regions runs roughly from northwest to southeast across the middle of the lake.[2][3][4] The lake has five islands.[3][2]
RiverKarasai has its origin in the slopes of the northern section of theMaizharylgan and flows into lake Itishpes from the southwest.[1]In years of exceptional high water, when the level of lake Balkhash may reach 342.5 meters (1,124 ft) Itishpes lake connects in the northwest with the southern end of lake Balkhash.
The shores of the lake are low and the surrounding landscape flat and without tree growth except forreeds.[3]
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