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Lake Kuş (Turkish: Kuş Gölü, lit. 'Bird Lake') or Lake Manyas (Turkish: Manyas Gölü) is a lake in western Turkey, located in the Bandırma region. It is a shallow nutrient-rich freshwater lake (average depth 3 m) fed by groundwater and four streams. Small deltas have formed where the latter enter the lake, comprising extensive marshes and tree-lined riverbanks. Narrow belts of reed Phragmites fringe much of the lake. Water is abstracted for factory use and for irrigation. Cattle and sheep grazing are common along the lake shores.

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Lake Manyas
Lake Manyas
Location	Balıkesir
Coordinates	40°11′N 27°58′E
Basin countries	Turkey
Surface area	160 km2 (62 sq mi)
Average depth	3 m (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lake Kus
Designated	13 July 1994
Reference no.	660[1]

Overview

Manyas Lake is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds. In 1938 the Kuş Cenneti (Turkish for "Bird Paradise") nature reserve was set up by the German zoologist and hydrologist Curt Kosswig who worked in Turkey from 1937–1955. This 64 hectare sanctuary occupies a largely unspoiled area of the lakeside near Sığırcık in the northeast corner of the lake. It has a small ornithological museum of stuffed birds in poor condition, remote-controlled viewing cameras, and an observation tower erected by the Hydrology Department of the University of Istanbul in 1952.

More than 270 species of birds have been recorded at the lake. Important bird species include white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), plus breeding populations of the vulnerable Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus). Migrating great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) often roost at the lake. The Manyas spirlin is a species of cyprinid fish which is endemic to this lake's drainage basin.[2]

Conservation issues

High threats include agricultural use and intensification, drainage and dam construction. Artificially high water-levels have resulted in the loss of feeding marshes. Nesting trees in the National Park have also begun to die as a result of prolonged inundation. Agricultural, industrial and household pollution enters the lake in large quantities. Due to over-fishing, disease, pollution and possibly the effects of the changing water regime, fish catches have declined drastically. Fish migration into the lake is now impossible following the construction of a regulator.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Bandırma
• List of lakes in Turkey

References

External links

• Media related to Lake Manyas at Wikimedia Commons
• Bird Paradise

На других языках

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[de] Manyas Gölü

Der Manyas Gölü (dt.: „See von Manyas“), auch Aphnitis Limne, Manyas Kuş Gölü oder Kuş Gölü („Vogel-See“) genannt (antiker Name Daskylitis-See oder Μιλητουπολῖτις λίμνη, Miletopolitis lacus, See von Miletopolis), ist ein Binnensee in der türkischen Provinz Balıkesir.

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- [en] Lake Kuş

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[fr] Lac de Manyas

Le Lac de Manyas (en turc Manyas Gölü, Kuş Gölü ou Manyas Kuşgölü) ou Kuşgölü (en turc : lac de l'oiseau) est une zone humide située dans l'Ouest de la Turquie.

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[it] Lago di Manyas

Il lago di Manyas (in turco: Manyas Kuşgölü che significa "Lago degli Uccelli di Manyas"; anche: Manyas Gölü)[1] è un lago nella Turchia occidentale, situato nella regione di Bandırma. Esso è un lago poco profondo ricco di sostanze nutritive (profondità media 3 m) alimentato da acque sotterranee e quattro corsi d'acqua. Piccoli delta comprendente vaste paludi e rive alberate si sono formati dove questi ultimi entrano nel lago. Strette fasce di canneti composti da phragmites orlano gran parte del lago. L'acqua viene utilizzata per l'irrigazione. Il pascolo di bovini e ovini è comune lungo le rive del lago.

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[ru] Куш (озеро)

Куш[1][2][3] или Манья́с[4] (тур. Kuş Gölü, Manyas Gölü, Manyas Kuş Gölü) — крупное пресноводное озеро в западной части республики Турция. Расположено на северо-западе полуострова Малая Азия, на территории провинции Балыкесир, в 18 километрах от города Бандырма (греч. Панормос). Название Куш-гёлю означает в переводе с турецкого «птичье озеро»[5].

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