Lake Akşehir

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Lake Akşehir
Coordinates	38°36′0″N 31°18′0″E / 38.60000°N 31.30000°E / 38.60000; 31.30000Coordinates: 38°36′0″N 31°18′0″E / 38.60000°N 31.30000°E / 38.60000; 31.30000
Basin countries	Turkey

Surface area	350 km² (140 sq mi)
Max. depth	7 m (23 ft)

Lake Akşehir (Turkish: Akşehir Gölü) is a tectonic freshwater endorheic lake in Afyonkarahisar and Konya provinces, southwestern part of Turkey. It carries the same name as the town Akşehir south of the lake.^[1]

The lake is fed by Eber Channel, five larger streams from the Sultan Mountains and many smaller streams. The lake salinity increases towards the middle and northern parts due to underground spring waters. The lake is used for irrigation. ^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Preliminary Study on the Ostracoda (Crustacea) Fauna of Lake Akşehir", Turkish J. Zoology 24 (2000), pp. 9-16

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Natural lakes	Abant Acıgöl Akşehir Akyatan Bafa Balık Beyşehir Burdur Büyükçekmece Çıldır Eber Eğirdir Erçek Eymir Hazar Işıklı İznik Köyceğiz Manyas (Kuş) Marmara Mogan Nazik Nemrut Paradeniz Salda Sapanca Tuz Ulubat Uzungöl Van Yay Yedigöller

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