Lake Haçlı

Lake Haçlı
Lake Haçlı
Location	Gölyanı, Bulanık, Muş Province, East Turkey
Coordinates	39°01′N 42°18′E / 39.017°N 42.300°E / 39.017; 42.300
Type	Landslide dam,[1] Fresh-water
Basin countries	Turkey
Surface area	34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Max. depth	7 metres (23 ft)
Surface elevation	1,600 metres (5,200 ft)

Lake Haçlı, also known as Lake Bulanık, is a fresh-water lake in Turkey. The lake is to the south of Bulanık district of Muş Province. Its distance to Bulanık is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).

It is situated on a high plateau of 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) ^[2]

It got her name from the Haçlı village in the south. The word Haçlı means Cross in Turkish. There are fertile grasslands around the lake.^[3] Its area is about 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 7 metres (23 ft). The area and the depth don't fluctuate between summer and winter. The lake is fed by Şeyhkorum Creek and some smaller creeks.^[4]

The lake is fed by more than 10 small streams, the vast majority of which descend as snow water from the Bilican Mountains in spring.^[5]

Gadwall, ruddy shelduck, demoiselle crane are among the bird population of the lake. Animal husbandry is one of the major economic activities around the lake. Fishing is only of minor importance.^[2]

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