Bakhtegan Lake

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Lake Bakhtegan
Coordinates 29.3654° N 53.8385° ECoordinates: 29.3654° N 53.8385° E
Lake type salt lake
Primary inflows Kor River
Basin countries Iran
Surface area 3500 km²
Islands Menak Island

Lake Bakhtegan (Persian: دریاچۀ بختگان) is a salt lake in Fars Province, southern Iran, about 160 km east of Shiraz and 15 km west of the town of Neyriz.

Bakhtegan, with a surface area of 350,000 hectares, is Iran's second-largest lake. It is fed by the Kor River.[1] Several dams on the Kor River have significantly reduced waterflow into the lake, increasing its salinity and endangering the lake's populations of flamingos and other migratory birds.[2]

Lake Bakhtegan ( Lake Tashk immediately to the north, Lake Maharlou to the west), taken by crew of Discovery, mission STS-92, 10/22/2000.
Lake Bakhtegan ( Lake Tashk immediately to the north, Lake Maharlou to the west), taken by crew of Discovery, mission STS-92, 10/22/2000.


[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bakhtegan Ecology Alarming", Iran Daily, Aug. 9, 2007
  2. ^ "Bakhtegan Ecology Alarming", Iran Daily, Aug. 9, 2007

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