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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Lakes

Lake Monoun is a lake in West Province, Cameroon, that lies in the Oku Volcanic Field 5.58°N 10.59°E. On August 15, 1984, the lake exploded in a limnic eruption, which resulted in the release of a ...

Lake Fitri

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Fitri is located in the centre 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 ...

Lake Nyos

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 200 miles (322 km) northwest of Yaoundé. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic ...

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.

Tibesti Soda Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

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

Lake Hamun

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Hāmūn or Hamoun Oasis is a term applied to wetlands in endorheic Sīstān Basin on the Irano-Afghan border. Hāmūn is generic term which refers to shallow lakes (or lagoons), usually seasonal, that ...