Lake Milh

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Lake Milh
from space, June 1996
Coordinates	32°45′N 43°38′ECoordinates: 32°45′N 43°38′E
Lake type	saline
Primary inflows	canal from Euphrates River
Basin countries	Iraq

Lake Milh (Arabic: بحيرة ملح) (also known as the Sea of Salt) can be seen in this northeast-looking view. Located west-southwest of Baghdad, Iraq (32°45′N, 43°38′E), Lake Milh is a depression into which excess water from the Euphrates River is diverted by a controlled escape channel or canal. The lake is rather shallow and water levels change with the seasons. Due to the salts and the changing water levels, few recreational areas exist around the lake.