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Lake Yenişehir
Yenişehir Gölü (Turkish)
Lake Yenişehir
Lake Yenişehir is located in TurkeyLake YenişehirLake YenişehirLocation of the lake in Turkey.
LocationHatay Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°14′15″N 36°34′10″E / 36.23750°N 36.56944°E / 36.23750; 36.56944
Basin countriesTurkey
Surface area20 daa (0.020 km; 0.0077 sq mi)
Average depth8 m (26 ft)
Surface elevation180 m (590 ft)

Lake Yenişehir ( Turkish: Yenişehir Gölü, aka Lake Reyhanlı) is a small lake in Turkey.

The lake is at 36°14′15″N 36°34′10″E / 36.23750°N 36.56944°E / 36.23750; 36.56944 in Reyhanlı ilçe (district) of Hatay Province. Its distance Reyhanlı centrum is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi).

The surface area of the lake is 20 decares (0.020 km; 0.0077 sq mi) and its maximum dept is 8 metres (26 ft). It is fed by underground water. The lake is an artificial lake . It was formed in 1865 to reduce marsh land and later to provide water to the city. Now the lake is a popular picnic area of Reyhanlı citizens.

References

  1. Vacation page (in Turkish)
  2. Giresun University paper by Yalçın Tepe (in Turkish)
  3. Haberler news (in Turkish)
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