<P> Lake Balkhash ( Kazakh : Балқаш көлі , Kazakh pronunciation : ( bɑɫqɑʃ kyʉlɘ ) ; Russian : Озеро Балхаш , Ozero Balhaš ) is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 15th largest in the world . It is located in Central Asia in southeastern Kazakhstan and belongs to an endorheic ( closed ) basin shared by Kazakhstan and China , with a small portion in Kyrgyzstan . The basin drains into the lake via seven rivers , the primary of which is the Ili River , bringing the majority of the riparian inflow ; others , such as the Karatal , provide both surface and subsurface flow . The Ili is fed by precipitation , largely vernal snowmelt , from the mountains of China 's Xinjiang region . </P>
<P> Lake Balkhash ( Kazakh : Балқаш көлі , Kazakh pronunciation : ( bɑɫqɑʃ kyʉlɘ ) ; Russian : Озеро Балхаш , Ozero Balhaš ) is one of the largest lakes in Asia and 15th largest in the world . It is located in Central Asia in southeastern Kazakhstan and belongs to an endorheic ( closed ) basin shared by Kazakhstan and China , with a small portion in Kyrgyzstan . The basin drains into the lake via seven rivers , the primary of which is the Ili River , bringing the majority of the riparian inflow ; others , such as the Karatal , provide both surface and subsurface flow . The Ili is fed by precipitation , largely vernal snowmelt , from the mountains of China 's Xinjiang region . </P>
where is lake balkhash located on a map
where is lake balkhash located on a map
in Central Asia in southeastern Kazakhstan
in Central Asia in southeastern Kazakhstan