Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Lake Oku

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Oku is a crater lake on the Bamenda Plateau in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is located at 2,219 metres (7,280 ft) on Mount Oku, and is completely surrounded by cloud forest.

Lake Fitri

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Fitri is located in the center of Chad about 300 km east of N’Djamena. The normal size of the lake is about 50,000 hectacre. The size of this lake can triple in wetter years. This freshwater ...

Lake Katam

Water bodies; Lakes

The Lake Katam is one of the larger lakes in Ounianga Kebir, a lake system in the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region in north-east basin of the Chad. These lakes are notable for their running in the ...

Tibesti Soda Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Tibesti Soda Lake is a highly saline, soda-type lake in the Tibesti Mountains of Chad.

Lake Yoa is the most famous, and second largest of a series of Lakes in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region basin of northeastern Chad. It is locaded in the Ounianga Kebir about 40km west of Ounianga Sarir. ...

Lake Boya

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Boya is a small lake about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Kabongo in Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The lake is surrounded by high reeds, and has a thriving population ...

Lake Nzilo

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Nzilo (formerly Lake Delcommune, also Lac del Commune) is an artificial lake formed by a hydroelectric dam on the Lualaba River in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...