- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 16 Issue: 29
- Determination of Irrigation Water Quality of Lake Beyşehir and Other Water Sources Used in Irrigatio...
Determination of Irrigation Water Quality of Lake Beyşehir and Other Water Sources Used in Irrigation of Çumra Plain
Authors : Mehmet Zengin, Saim Karakaplan, Ilknur Ersoy
Pages : 72-78
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Publication Date : 2002-06-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :In this research, irrigation water quality and pollutions of Lakes Beyşehir and Suğla, Dams Apa and May used in ir-rigation of Çumra Plain were determined. Canal Çarşamba which is leading from Lake Beyşehir to Çumra Plain and has about 150 km length is connected with Lake Suğla, Dams Apa and May along the route. In the irrigation water samples col-lected at four different times and from five points pH, EC, Ca++, Mg++, Na+, K+, CO3--, HCO3-, Cl-, SO4--, NO3-, Fe++, Cu++, Mn++, Zn++ and B were analysed and from these results SAR, RSC and quality classes were determined. It was evaluated that all of the water samples had moderate alkaline pH values, class II salty and class I alkalinity (C2S1), class I RSC, class I and II B level, and from Lake Beyşehir to Dam May along the Canal Çarşamba, nitrate and heavy metals increased and boron con-tents decreased.Keywords : Beyşehir Gölü, sulama, kirlilik, su kalitesi