Lakes in Koksu gorge in Dzungarian Alatau.

“Nature has placed in every good heart a noble feeling, by virtue of which it cannot be happy itself, but must seek its happiness in others.”

 Johann Goethe.

Sights of Koksu gorge in Dzungarian Alatau.

The moraine, flowing lake Lower Karasai is located at an altitude of 3333 meters above sea level in the upper reaches of the western tributary of the Karasai River, is located in an extensive circus between the northwestern slopes of the Kongorobo Mountains and the southeastern slopes of the Dzhungar Alatau ridge in the Eskeldin district of the Almaty region.
In the upper reaches of the southern slope of the Dzungarian Alatau ridge, there is an extensive circus with an area of ​​8.62 square kilometers and a perimeter of 12.63 kilometers. In this circus there are 5 large and 10 small lakes, from which the western sources of the Karasai River originate.
Lake Besh-Kol is located in the northeastern part of the circus. The area of ​​the lake is 61198 square meters, the perimeter of the lake is 1076 meters. The length of the lake from west to east is 418 meters, the largest width in the central part of the lake is 190 meters.
2.3 kilometers northwest of Lower Karasai, in the crest of the Dzungarian Alatau ridge, there is a pass of the same name with a height of 3742 meters above sea level. 1.4 kilometers to the north-west in the basin of the circus there is a moraine lake Besh-Kol, located at an altitude of 3450 meters above sea level.
At 1.1 kilometers to the north and a little to the east there is a moraine lake Besh-Kol 1 at an altitude of 3457 meters above sea level. The Karasai River flows out of the southern part of the lake, which after 135 meters flows into a small, intermediate lake.
The sources of the Karasai, 1.2 kilometers long, flow into the northwestern part of the lake, which originate from Lake Besh-Kol and, bypassing two small lakes, including the Lower Besh-Kol, replenish Lower Karasai. A 1.1 km long stream flows into the northeastern part of Lower Karasai, which flows out of the southern part of Lake Besh-Kol 1.
Geographic coordinates of Lake Lower Karasai: N44°58'18.32" E79°45'59.77"

Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.