Lake Kaz

Lake Kaz
Lake Kaz
	Lake Kaz
Location	Kazgöl, Malazgirt, Muş Province
Coordinates	39°20′13″N 42°19′24″E / 39.3370°N 42.3234°E
Lake type	Karst lake
Basin countries	Turkey
Surface area	0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Surface elevation	1.700 m (5 ft 6.9 in)

Lake Kaz (Turkish: Kaz Gölü); is a lake in the Malazgirt district of Muş province. It is shape and is an important wetland for birds.^[2]

Geology and geography

The water of the lake is salty and bitter. The dish of Kaz lake is a valley formed connected to the Kocasu fault. ^[3]

^ "Göller ve sulak alanlar eylem planı" (PDF) (in Turkish). Orman ve Su işleri Bakanlığı. 2017. p. 69.
^ "Göller". Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-27.
^ "Bulanık-Malazgirt havzasının hidrografik özellikleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Bingöl University. October 6, 2017. p. 35.