Lake Kaz
Lake Kaz is located in Turkey
Lake Kaz
Lake Kaz
LocationKazgöl, Malazgirt, Muş Province
Coordinates39°20′13″N 42°19′24″E / 39.3370°N 42.3234°E / 39.3370; 42.3234
Lake typeKarst lake
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area93 km2 (36 sq mi)[1]
Surface elevation1.700 m (5 ft 6.9 in)

Lake Kaz (Turkish: Kaz Gölü); is a lake in the Malazgirt district of Muş province. It has little depth and is one of the important wetlands for birds.[2]

Geology and geography

The water of the lake is salty and bitter. The dish of Kaz lake is a valley formed connected to the Kocasu fault. [3]

References

  1. "Göller ve sulak alanlar eylem planı" (PDF) (in Turkish). Orman ve Su işleri Bakanlığı. 2017. p. 69.
  2. "Göller". Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  3. "Bulanık-Malazgirt havzasının hidrografik özellikleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Bingöl University. October 6, 2017. p. 35.
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