Kartsakhi Lake

Kartsakhi Lake
Kartsakhi Lake
	View of the lake from the Georgian side
	Kartsakhi Lake Kartsakhi Lake
Coordinates	41°12′54″N 43°13′16″E
Native name	Georgian: კარწახის ტბა; Turkish: Aktaş Gölü
Catchment area	158 km2 (61 sq mi)
Basin countries	Georgia, Turkey
Surface area	26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Max. depth	1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Water volume	19.3 km3 (4.6 cu mi)
Salinity	880 ‰
Surface elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)

Kartsakhi Lake (Georgian: კარწახის ტბა, karts'akhis tba), or Lake Khozapini (Georgian: ხოზაფინის ტბა, khozap'inis tba; Turkish: Hazapin Gölü), or Lake Aktaş (Turkish: Aktaş Gölü), is a soda lake in the Caucasus Mountains. It sits on the international border between Georgia (53%) and Turkey (47%). The village of Kartsakhi lies near lake northeastern bank.

It is the second largest lake in Georgia, covering an area of 26.3 or 26.6 square kilometres at an altitude of 1799 m.[1][2] It is fed by a number of creeks. During the rainy season its excess water discharges to Kura River.[3]

Fauna

An important bird habitat, it holds one of the largest populations of Eurasian eagle-owl in the country, with the Dalmatian pelican and great white pelican.[4]

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References

Hlavinek, Petr (2008). Dangerous pollutants (xenobiotics) in urban waters cycle. Springer. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4020-6800-3. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 195. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
Wetland page (in Turkish)
Evans, M. I.; Heath, Melanie F.; International, BirdLife (2000). Important bird areas in Europe: priority sites for conservation. BirdLife International. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-946888-35-1. Retrieved 6 October 2011.

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[Hlavinek2008-1] Hlavinek, Petr (2008). Dangerous pollutants (xenobiotics) in urban waters cycle. Springer. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4020-6800-3. Retrieved 6 October 2011.

[Prokhorov1982-2] Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 195. Retrieved 6 October 2011.

[SA-3] Wetland page (in Turkish)

[EvansHeath2000-4] Evans, M. I.; Heath, Melanie F.; International, BirdLife (2000). Important bird areas in Europe: priority sites for conservation. BirdLife International. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-946888-35-1. Retrieved 6 October 2011.