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Lake Aygır (Turkish: Aygır Gölü); is a lake in the Adilcevaz district of Bitlis province. It is located at the southern foot of Süphan Mountain..[1]
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  Lake Aygır | |
| Location | Adilcevaz, Bitlis Province |
| Coordinates | 38.8365°N 42.8230°E |
| Lake type | Freshwater, Maar |
| Basin countries | Turkey |
| Max. width | 37 kilometres (23 mi) |
| Max. depth | 65 metres (213 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,942 m (6,371 ft) |
The source of lake water is rains and Şorlar Creek from the summit of Mount Süphan. It has been declared a sensitive area to be strictly protected by the Presidency. [2]
Aygır Lake is a maar lake formed as a result of a phreatic eruption of Mount Süphan, in which groundwater came into contact with volcanic magma, generating a huge volume of steam and causing an explosion. The maar crater is somewhat elliptical, being 1400 m across in the north–south direction and 1820 m in the east–west direction. The lake inside the maar is 1245 m north–south and 1670 m east–west. The elevation of the lake surface is 1942 m. The height of the maar wall is around 70 m in the north and 30 m in the south. The area of the lake inside the maar is around 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi). The waters of the lake freeze in winter. [3]
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