Basin countries Kazakhstan | ||
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Similar Big Almaty Lake, Kolsai Lake, Issyk‑Kul, Tamgaly, Lake Kaindy | ||
The Lake Issyk also known as Issyk Lake (Kazakh: Есік көлі) is a lake in Kazakhstan fed by the Issyk River. It should not be confused with the Issyk-Kul Lake in neighboring Kyrgyzstan.
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The lake is mostly famous for the way it was created (as a result of an ancient natural landslide damming a valley), destroyed (another natural landslide destroying that dam in 1963, with a subsequent flood damaging the city of Esik), and re-created (with human help).
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Lake Issyk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA