Alma Gol Lake ( fa, دریاچه آلماگل), also called Lake Ulmagol, is a
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
lake in
Golestān Province,
Iran near the
Turkmenistan border.
The lake is located north of
Gonbad-e Qabus. The population of
catfish (''
Silurus glanis'') in the lake has drastically decreased because of increasing population growth among the villagers. The biggest catfish caught in the lake was reported to be around .
Alma Gol is a winter habitat for migratory birds.
[ ] In 1975, the Alma Gol Lake and nearby
Ala Gol and Aji Gol Lakes were designated as a
wetland of international importance under the
Ramsar Convention.
References
External links
Freshwater Fishes of Iranby Brian Coad
Lakes of Iran
Ramsar sites in Iran
Landforms of Golestan Province
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