Lake Çavuşçu Explained

Lake Çavuşçu
Coords:38.3433°N 31.8775°W
Basin Countries:Turkey
Pushpin Map:Turkey
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lake Çavuşçu in Turkey.

Lake Çavuşçu (also known as Lake Ilgın) is a fresh water lake in Turkey

The lake is situated in Ilgın ilçe (district) of Konya Province at 38.3433°N 31.8775°W. Its elevation with respect to sea level is about . Its surface area is .[1]

The lake is fed by Battal and Çebişli creeks.

Fauna

The birds of the lake are the following: Moustached warbler, whiskered tern, black tern, common tern, stork, red-crested pochard, greylag goose.Among the fishes of the lake cobitis turcica is an endemic species of Turkey.[2]

References

  1. http://www.haritatr.com/harita/Cavuscu-Golu/22392 Map page
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063016/http://www.dogadernegi.org/userfiles/pagefiles/yayinlarimiz/06_ORTA_ANADOLU.pdf Nature community page p.40