Lake Boraboy, also known as Lake Kocabey, (Turkish: Boraboy Gölü or Kocabey Gölü) is a landslide-dammed lake in Amasya Province, Turkey. The lake and its surroundings were declared a nature park in 2014.
The lake is in Taşova ilçe (district) of Amasya Province It is situated to the west of the town Boraboy. Its distance to Taşova is 21 km (13 mi) and to Amasya is 61 km (38 mi).[1]
The lake is situated in the 1,051 m (3,448 ft)-high, east-west-oriented valley on the Black Sea Mountains. It was formed when the river was blocked by a landslide. The landslide dam was strengthened later with a concrete weir to avoid its split off by flooding. [2] It is 675 m (2,215 ft) long and has a maximum width of 175 m (574 ft).[3] Its total area is around 4 ha (9.9 acres). Its maximum depth is 11 m (36 ft).[1][2]
The lake freezes in the winter time.[2][4]
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