Bakhtegan Lake

Lake Bakhtegan
Coordinates	29°21′55″N 53°50′19″E / 29.3654°N 53.8385°E / 29.3654; 53.8385Coordinates: 29°21′55″N 53°50′19″E / 29.3654°N 53.8385°E / 29.3654; 53.8385
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 (99 mi) east of Shiraz and 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the town of Neyriz.

Bakhtegan, with a surface area of 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), 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.^[1]

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Bakhtegan Ecology Alarming", Iran Daily, Aug. 9, 2007

External links

• Columbia Encyclopedia entry