Kishi Koskopa

Kishi Koskopa (Kazakh: Кіші Қосқопа;[1] Russian: Малая Коскопа)[2] is a salt lake in Nauyrzym District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.

[5] The name Koskopa in the Kazakh language means "Double Kopa" —"Kopa" referring to a lake that seasonally becomes a salt marsh overgrown with reeds and sedges.

[3] Kishi Koskopa has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 mi).

[5][7] Typha and Phragmites reeds grow in Ulken Koskopa.

The lake basin is surrounded by steppe vegetation and is used for grazing local cattle.