Turkish Abstract: Burdur Golu son 20 yilda suyunun yaklasik dortte birini kaybetmistir. Su seviyesindeki dusus gunumuzde de devam etmektedir. Golun yillik su kaybi yaklasik olarak 40 hm3’tur. Burdur Golu mevcut kosullarda alani 80 km2’ye dusene kadar su kaybedecek ve bundan sonra golun su butcesi dengelenecektir. Sorun buyuk olcude gol havzasindaki sulama projeleri icin cok buyuk miktarda suyun dogal dongusunden cikarilmasindan kaynaklanmaktadir. Mevcut yuzeysel sulama yontemi yerine basincli sulamanin kullanilmasi halinde tasarruf edilecek su miktari golun yillik su kaybinin bir bucuk katidir. English Abstract: Burdur Lake has lost a quarter of its water during the last 20 years. The decline in the water level is still continuing. The annual water loss of the lake is approximately 40 hm3. Under the current circumstances the decline in its water level will continue until it reaches 80 km2. At this level the water budget of the lake will balance. The main problem is that a large amount of water is extracted from its natural cycle for irrigation projects at the lake basin. The amount of water to be saved is 1.5 times the annual water loss of Burdur Lake if pressurized irrigation methods were used in place of surface irrigation methods.