Lake Büyükçekmece

Lake Büyükçekmece (Turkish: Büyükçekmece Gölü) is a liman, formed at the point, where the river Karasudere flows into the Marmara Sea. Located in the south of Çatalca district west of Istanbul, Turkey, it is used as a freshwater reservoir. The lake's bar was reinforced in 1988 by a dam. The area of the lake is 28.47 km (10.99 sq mi), it is 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) wide. The maximum depth is 8.6 m (28 ft) following deepening works carried out by the State Hydraulic Works. The fluvial lake developed as the flow of Karasudere, coming down from Çatalca region, was blocked by the sandbank it created. A reedy, light salty water lake exists between the Büyükçekmece Dam and the Marmara Sea. Another lake of liman type, the...