Balyktykol (Kazakh: Балықтыкөл; Russian: Балыктыколь)[1] is a lake in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
The lakeshores are low and gently sloping in the northwest and in the east, but in the remaining stretches they are rocky, with steep cliffs.
The highest water level is in April during the spring floods, and the lowest usually in October.
In some areas meadows are fringing the banks with fescue, spear grass, Neotrinia splendens and Caragana growing tall.
The main fish species in the lake are crucian carp and common bream.