Lake Mogan
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Lake Mogan is a small lake in Ankara Province
, Turkey
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city center within the intracity district of Gölbaşı
at about 39°46′N 32°48′E. The eastern shore lies along the highway which traverses Turkey from north to south. The altitute of the water surface with respect to sea level is about 975 metres (3,198.8 ft) and the surface area of the lake is about 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi).
about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to north east. According to a report cited by M. Bülent Varlık (ODTÜ’lüler Bülteni N.130 Belleten of Middle East Technical University
), during the flood in 1910, Lake Mogan and Lake Eymir had been temporarily merged with.
. In 2001 the Metropolitan municipality of Ankara has established a recreation area named Mogan Park at the west shore of the lake. The total area of the park is 601879 square metres (719,841.3 sq yd) where 203650 square metres (243,563.4 sq yd) is reserved for the endangered waterfowl. The total length of the walking track in the area is 130 kilometres (80.8 mi)
Ankara Province
Ankara Province in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara.Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire's Ankara Province which covered a larger area than the current province.- Geography :...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Geography
The lake is 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) south of the AnkaraAnkara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
city center within the intracity district of Gölbaşı
Gölbasi, Ankara
Gölbaşı is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, south of the city of Ankara. According to a 2010 census, the population of the district is 95,109; 93,852 of which live in the town of Gölbaşı....
at about 39°46′N 32°48′E. The eastern shore lies along the highway which traverses Turkey from north to south. The altitute of the water surface with respect to sea level is about 975 metres (3,198.8 ft) and the surface area of the lake is about 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi).
Geology
The lake is an alluvial set lake. The tributaries are rivulets with irregular flowrates. During the rainy seasons, the level increases beyond a certain level and the water is fed to the nearby Lake EymirLake Eymir
Lake Eymir is a small lake in Ankara Province, Turkey. According to notes of Seyyah Kandemir published by the governate of Ankara in 1932, the lake was named after a Turkmen tribe named Eymür.- Geography :...
about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to north east. According to a report cited by M. Bülent Varlık (ODTÜ’lüler Bülteni N.130 Belleten of Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...
), during the flood in 1910, Lake Mogan and Lake Eymir had been temporarily merged with.
Recreation area
Lake Mogan has always been one of the picnic areas of Ankara. Along the shore there are many restaurants as well as camping and fishing points where the main game fish is crabCrab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
. In 2001 the Metropolitan municipality of Ankara has established a recreation area named Mogan Park at the west shore of the lake. The total area of the park is 601879 square metres (719,841.3 sq yd) where 203650 square metres (243,563.4 sq yd) is reserved for the endangered waterfowl. The total length of the walking track in the area is 130 kilometres (80.8 mi)