Aktobe Reservoir, Reservoir in Kazakhstan

Aktobe Reservoir lies on the course of the Ilek River, 10 km southeast of Aktobe. It was put into operation in 1988 and has a designed irrigation area of 472 hectares. It is one of three artificial reservoirs near the city, alongside the Sazdinskoye and Kargalinskoye reservoirs, and holds 245 million cubic metres of water.

The reservoir was constructed in 1988 as part of a regional effort to support agriculture and water supply. Since its completion, it has become essential to local life, providing steady water for farmers and nearby towns even during dry seasons.

The reservoir lies 10 km southeast of Aktobe along the Ilek river, reachable by road from the city. The other two artificial lakes near Aktobe are Sazdinskoye to the southwest and Kargalinskoye to the northeast. The reservoir's designed irrigation area is 472 hectares.

In 2012, two million juvenile ripus, a whitefish of the salmon family, were released into the reservoir from Kostanay Region. The fish joined the resident carp, bream, perch, ide, pikeperch, roach and crucian carp. The reservoir lies 10 km southeast of Aktobe and is one of three artificial lakes around the city, alongside Sazdinskoye and Kargalinskoye.