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Lake Izbushka Vostochnoye.

Sights of Semirechye, Dzhetysu.

“If you see a fish, it means that the water is close; you hear the singing of birds - the forest is near."

Chinese proverb.

Tours to lakes inBayankol gorge.

Lake Izbushka Vostochnoye is located at an altitude of 3556 meters above sea level, located in the upper reaches of the Izbushka gorge, which adjoins the Bayankol gorge on the left, on the northern slope of the Terskey Alatau ridge in the Narynkol district of the Almaty region.
The lake looks like the letter Y and is located in the upper reaches of the river of the same name. The length of the lake from the south-east to the north-west is 211 meters, the greatest width in the northern part is 160 meters.
The perimeter of the lake reaches 659 meters, the area is 14780 square meters. In the southwest, the lake is bordered by a moraine, which descends into the lake in its northern part. The northern shores of the lake are gentle, overgrown with plants of the alpine zone.
Lake Zapadnoye is located 537 meters west of the East Lake. To the south of the lake there is a pass 3588 meters above sea level, through which a trail leads to the upper reaches of the Ashutor River.
Geographic coordinates of Lake Izbushka Vostochnoye: N42 ° 29'19.13 "E80 ° 01'59.60"

Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.