Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл; Russian: Саумалколь) is a salt lake in northwestern Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

[3] The lake is a 2,171 hectares (5,360 acres) Important Bird Area part of the Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve.

The southern shore of the lake is flat, but the northern is steep with up to 15 meters (49 ft) high cliffs.

156 kilometers (97 mi) long river Zharly used to flow from the south into the lake, but presently its waters get lost in the ground before reaching it.

The endangered white-headed duck[7] and the common goldeneye are among the migratory bird species found in Saumalkol.