Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey . In ancient times it was called Melas ( Ancient Greek : Μέλας ). At an elevation of 1,350 m, the outflow of several small springs joins together to become the headwaters of the Manavgat. The largest of these springs is called Dumanli, whose name means "place where there is fog", because of the dense mist that forms above the spring. In addition to the springs from the Taurus Mountains, the Manavgat is also fed underground from large lakes to the north of the mountains, on the Anatolian Plateau . Pliny the Elder considered that the river was the boundary between ancient Pamphylia and Cilicia .
8-664: From there, the river flows south over conglomerated strata for about 90 km, descending through a series of canyons. Finally, it washes over the Manavgat Waterfall and through the coastal plain and into the Mediterranean Sea . There are many caves in the river watershed area, the most interesting being the Altınbeşik cave. The maximum flow of the Manavgat River is 500 m³/second, with an average of 147 m³/second. Using
16-400: A bed, a flow, is a discrete extrusive volcanic stratum or body distinguishable by texture, composition, or other objective criteria. As in case of a bed, a flow should only be designated and named as a formal lithostratigraphic unit when it is distinctive, widespread, and useful for stratigraphic correlation. A band is a thin stratum that is distinguishable by a distinctive lithology or color and
24-541: A stratum underlying another stratum. Typically, a stratum is generally one of a number of parallel layers that lie one upon another to form enormous thicknesses of strata. The bedding surfaces (bedding planes) that separate strata represent episodic breaks in deposition associated either with periodic erosion , cessation of deposition, or some combination of the two. Stacked together with other strata, individual stratum can form composite stratigraphic units that can extend over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of
32-561: Is separated by visible surfaces known as either bedding surfaces or bedding planes . Prior to the publication of the International Stratigraphic Guide, older publications have defined a stratum as being either equivalent to a single bed or composed of a number of beds; as a layer greater than 1 cm in thickness and constituting a part of a bed; or a general term that includes both bed and lamina . Related terms are substrate and substratum (pl. substrata ),
40-495: The Earth 's surface. Individual stratum can cover similarly large areas. Strata are typically seen as bands of different colored or differently structured material exposed in cliffs , road cuts, quarries , and river banks. Individual bands may vary in thickness from a few millimeters to several meters or more. A band may represent a specific mode of deposition : river silt , beach sand , coal swamp , sand dune , lava bed, etc. In
48-608: The average flow as a measure, the Manavgat River accounts for a very small amount of the water flowing into the Mediterranean. There are two dams over the river: Oymapınar Dam and the Manavgat Dam . Studies have shown that water drains into the Manavgat River basin from its surface watershed and also from endorheic basins , especially those to the east of the river. In 1992, the Turkish State Hydraulics Work (DSI)
56-586: The study of rock and sediment strata, geologists have recognized a number of different types of strata, including bed , flow , band , and key bed . A bed is a single stratum that is lithologically distinguishable from other layers above and below it. In the classification hierarchy of sedimentary lithostratigraphic units, a bed is the smallest formal unit. However, only beds that are distinctive enough to be useful for stratigraphic correlation and geologic mapping are customarily given formal names and considered formal lithostratigraphic units. The volcanic equivalent of
64-636: Was given the job of developing a water supply project for domestic use from the Manavgat river. 36°43′N 31°28′E / 36.717°N 31.467°E / 36.717; 31.467 This article related to a river in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stratum In geology and related fields, a stratum ( pl. : strata ) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that distinguish it from adjacent layers from which it
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