GNF - Data Uluabat Lake
 

Detailed Data Uluabat Lake

 

Partner Living Lakes

WWF Turkiye, Kolaylaştirici Derneği

Partner Lake since

2000

Origin

tectonic

State of protection
Ramsar Site No.: 944 (since 1998)

Protected area

199 sq. km [km²]

Size

164 sq. km [km²]

Water volume

150 million cubic meter [m³]

Maximum depth

6 m

Mean depth

3 m

Sea level

9 m

Catchment area

22,399 sq. km [km²]

In-flows

1 (Mustafakemalpaça River)

Out-flows

1 (Kocaçay River)

Islands

4

Salinity

fresh water

Location

Turkey, Marmara Region

Vegetation catchment area

swamp, willow plantations and arable land

in the South: steep hills with olive plantations, maquis and forests

Waterfowl

310 species

Nesting birds

109 species

Fish

21 species

Inhabitants

30,000

Biggest problem

water pollution by industry and agriculture, eutrophication

Greatest success

inclusion in the "Wetlands National Protection Project"