Lake Bolluk Explained

Lake Bolluk
Bolluk Gölü
Coords:38.5403°N 32.9428°W
Basin Countries:Turkey
Area:11.50NaN0
Elevation:940m (3,080feet)
Pushpin Map:Turkey
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lake Bolluk in Turkey.

Lake Bolluk is a lake in Turkey.

The lake is in Cihanbeyli ilçe (district) of Konya Province. It is situated to the east of the highway D.715, which connects Ankara to Silifke and to the west of Lake Tuz. The area of the lake is . [1] Its elevation with respect to sea level is . The hard water of the lake contains sodium. Recently, there are two threats to lake; the underground water level falls as a result of excessive irrigation and the creeks, which feed the lake, are polluted. World Water Forum Turkey conducts a project to protect the lake.

Fauna

Slender billed gull, Mediterranean gull, gull-billed tern, greater sand plover,spoonbill, black-winged stilt, and avocet are the birds of the lake.[2]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210072802/http://www.turkiyesulakalanlari.com/bolluk-golu-konya/ Wetlands page
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130514063016/http://www.dogadernegi.org/userfiles/pagefiles/yayinlarimiz/06_ORTA_ANADOLU.pdf Nature Community page p.72