Lake Karagöl
Lake Karagöl is located in Turkey
Lake Karagöl
Lake Karagöl
LocationOvacık, Tunceli Province
Coordinates39°25′28″N 39°06′44″E / 39.42432°N 39.11236°E / 39.42432; 39.11236
Lake typeFreshwater, Glacial lake
Basin countriesTurkey
Average depth60
Surface elevation2.500 m (8 ft 2.4 in)

Lake Karagöl (Turkish: Karagöl Gölü); is a Glacial lake[1] on the Munzur Mountains in the Ovacık district of Tunceli province, Turkey. It is one of the largest lakes in Tunceli.[2]

Geology and geography

Karagöl Lake is fed by the resources in the mountains. The lake level reaches its highest level in May and June.[3]

References

  1. "Saklı Cennet Karagöl Doğa Severlerin İlgisini Çekiyor". milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  2. "Munzur Dağları'ndaki Karagöl, doğal güzelliğiyle doğaseverleri ağırlıyor". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. "Ovacık Ovası (Tunceli) ve çevresinin jeomorfolojisi" (in Turkish). Istanbul University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Coğrafya Anabilim Dalı. 2006. p. 40.
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