▁in ▁K ony a ▁Province , ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Kö m ü ş ini ▁village ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁K ulu ▁il ç e ▁( d istrict ) ▁in ▁K ony a ▁Province , ▁central ▁Turkey . ▁Its ▁ ▁distance ▁to ▁K ulu ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁to ▁K ony a ▁. ▁The ▁lake ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁elev ation ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁sea ▁level ▁is ▁. ▁Lake ▁Kö m ü ş ini ▁is ▁a ▁shall ow ▁lake ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁fed ▁by ▁ground water . ▁ ▁The ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁re eds . ▁Whe at ▁fields ▁surr ound ▁the ▁lake . ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁bre eding ▁place ▁for ▁w aders . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁habitat ▁for ▁black - ne ck ed ▁gre be , ▁fer ru gin ous ▁du ck ▁and ▁co ot . ▁It ▁host ▁also ▁diverse ▁bird ▁species ▁during ▁the ▁migration ▁periods . ▁▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁special ▁protected ▁area ▁status ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁world - wide ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁white - head ed ▁du ck , ▁which ▁bre eds ▁here . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁nature ▁protected ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁re ed ▁fields ▁around ▁the ▁lake ▁suff ers ▁from ▁the ▁frequent ▁fires ▁of ▁obsc ure ▁origin . ▁A ▁bush ▁fire ▁completely ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁re eds ▁in ▁ 2