Lake Issyk
| Issyk Lake | |
|---|---|
 Lake Issyk in July 2010 | |
| Coordinates | 43°15′11″N 77°29′05″E / 43.2531°N 77.4847°ECoordinates: 43°15′11″N 77°29′05″E / 43.2531°N 77.4847°E |
| Basin countries | Kazakhstan |
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.
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).
