Lake Akşehir

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basin_countries = Turkey
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area = 350.00 km²
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Lake Akşehir ( _tr. Akşehir Gölü) is a tectonic freshwater endorheic lake in Afyonkarahisar and Konya provinces, southwestern part of Turkey. It is located at around coor dms|38|36|0|N|31|18|0|E|region:TR_type:waterbody. It carries the same name as the town Akşehir south of the lake. [http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-00-24-1/zoo-24-1-2-9902-3.pdf "A Preliminary Study on the Ostracoda (Crustacea) Fauna of Lake Akşehir"] , "Turkish J. Zoology" 24 (2000), pp. 9-16 ]

The lake is fed by Eber Channel, 5 larger streams from the Sultan Mountains and many smaller streams. The lake salinity increases towards the meddle and northern parts due to underground spring waters. The lake is used for irrigation.

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