Lake Balık (Turkish: Balık Gölü, literally fish lake, Kurdish: Gola Masiyan), is a lava-dammed freshwater lake in Ağrı Province, eastern Turkey. It has one of the highest elevations of the countrys lakes.
The lake is situated on the district border of Taşlıçay and Doğubeyazıt in Ağrı Province. The west shore of the lake lies in Taşlıçay and the east shore in Doğubeyazıt. Its distance to Taşlıçay town is 26 km while to Doğubeyazıt town is 60 km. It is 60 km far from Ağrı. Formed by a lava dam, the geology and geomorphology of the lake feature characteristics of ophiolite and sedimentary rocks. It is situated in the Aras Mountains at an elevation of about 2,250 m with respect to mean sea level, making it one of the highest lakes in Turkey. The average area of its surface is 34 km2. The maximum depth is 37 metres. The lake is fed by a number of creeks from the surrounding mountains and groundwater, and in turn it feeds Gürgüre Creek to the southeast. The lake lies in an area with a continental climate. Winters are harsh, and the seasons of spring and fall are short. Precipitation is mostly in the form of snow rather than rain. In the wintertime, the lake freezes and is covered with ice of thickness up to 20 cm.
