Lake Haçlı | |
Coords: | 39.0167°N 60°W |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Area: | 34.11km2 |
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 .
It is situated on a high plateau of [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 and its maximum depth is . 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]