Itishpes
Itishpes (Kazakh: Итішпес; Russian: Итишпес) is a salt lake in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, part of Balkhash District, Almaty Region, and Moiynkum District, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan.It lies to the south of Shempek Bay, the southernmost area of Lake Balkhash, northwest of the Taukum desert.The border between the Almaty and Zhambyl Regions runs roughly from northwest to southeast across the middle of the lake.[3][2] River Karasai has its origin in the slopes of the northern section of the Maizharylgan and flows into lake Itishpes from the southwest.The shores of the lake are low and the surrounding landscape flat and without tree growth except for reeds.