Lake Kuyucuk

Lake Kuyucuk
Kuyucuk Gölü (Turkish)
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey
Lake Kuyucuk
Location of Lake Kuyucuk in Turkey.
LocationArpaçay, Kars Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°44′20″N 43°27′15″E / 40.73889°N 43.45417°E / 40.73889; 43.45417
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Max. depth13 m (43 ft)
Water volume1.73 km3 (0.42 cu mi)
Surface elevation1,627 m (5,338 ft)
SettlementsKuyucuk village
References[1]
Official nameLake Kuyucuk
Designated28 August 2009
Reference no.1890[2]

Lake Kuyucuk (Turkish: Kuyucuk Gölü), is a small shallow lake located in Arpaçay district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It has an area of 245 ha (2.45 km2) and a maximum depth at 13 m (43 ft). The lake area is an internationally recognized Ramsar site, important for its ornithofauna, and a tourist wildlife reserve.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Turkey names 13th Ramsar site". ramsar.org. Ramsar.
  2. ^ "Lake Kuyucuk". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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