Lake Kossou
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Lake Kossou is the largest lake
in Côte d'Ivoire
. It lies in the center of the country on the Bandama River
. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by the construction of the Kossou Dam
at Kossou
. Some 85,000 Baoulé
people were displaced by the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. It lies in the center of the country on the Bandama River
Bandama River
The Bandama River is the longest river in Côte d'Ivoire with a length of some 800 kilometers. The south-flowing river is fed by the Marahoué, Solomougou, Kan and Nzi rivers and empties into the Tagba Lagoon and the Gulf of Guinea....
. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by the construction of the Kossou Dam
Kossou Dam
The Kossou Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant of the Bandama River in Ivory Coast. It has a power generating capacity of 176 MW enough to power over 118,000 homesThe dam created the largest lake in Cote D'Ivoire, Lake Kossou...
at Kossou
Kossou
-References:*This article was initially created from the French Wikipedia....
. Some 85,000 Baoulé
Baoulé
The Baoulé are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in the Ivory Coast. The Baoulé are farmers who live in the eastern side of Côte d'Ivoire . The Baoule people are represented by religion, art, festivals, and equal society . There are more than sixty-five different Akan-speaking ethnic...
people were displaced by the lake.