Mehman | |
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Location | Aghjabadi District, Beylagan District, Azerbaijan |
Coordinates | 40°06′48″N 47°44′40″E / 40.11333°N 47.74444°E |
Basin countries | Azerbaijan |
Surface area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 1.5 m2 (16 sq ft) |
Mehman(Azerbaijani: Mehman[1]) is a lake in Azerbaijan located in the northern part of the Mil plain[2] on the territory of the Aghjabadi and Beylagan districts.[3]
The lake is located two kilometers far from the right bank of the Kura river. The lake periodically dries up.[3] It lies at a height of 7 meters[4] below sea level.[5] The surface of the basin area of the lake is 12 km2[4] or 15 km2.[6] Dimensions - 8 by 4 km,[4] according to other sources 1.7 by 1.3 km.[6] The maximum depth is 1.5 m,[4] while on 85% of the lake area, the depth is 0.5 - 0.7 m.[6]
During the drying up of Aggol in 1943, the strongest specimens of nutria that lived in the lake, settled in Mehman lake.[7]
The lake is inhabited by 34 species of plankton.[4] There are populations of pike, carp, bream, and pike perch.[4]
In May–June 1954, the expedition of K. Gambarov observed a mixed nesting colony, with white-tailed lapwing rare for Azerbaijan.[8] Although the expedition did not identify bird nests, observations suggested that the white-tailed lapwing is likely to nest here. In the colony, in addition to these birds, were also common terns, black terns, barnacle terns, black-headed gulls, prairie beetles, and stilt.[4][9]