| Lake Aygır | |
| Location: | Adilcevaz, Bitlis Province |
| Coords: | 38.8365°N 42.823°W |
| Lake Type: | Freshwater, Maar |
| Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
| Basin Countries: | Turkey |
| Elevation: | 1942m (6,371feet) |
Lake Aygır (tr|Aygır Gölü); is a lake in the Adilcevaz district of Bitlis province. It is located at the southern foot of Süphan Mountain..[1]
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 . The waters of the lake freeze in winter. [3]