Primary inflows Basin countries Chad Max. width 11 km (6.8 mi) Area 110 km² Width 11 km | Primary outflows evaporation Max. length 13 km (8.1 mi) Surface elevation 386 m Length 13 km Inflow source Bahr Salamat | |
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Location Moyen-Chari Region; Chad | ||
Iro Lake (French: Lac Iro) is a cyclically occurring lake in the Moyen-Chari Region in southeastern Chad. It is in the summer and autumn months from the eastern arm of the Bahr Salamat feded, which forks seven kilometers southwest of the lake. The lake is about 100 kilometers north of the border with the Central African Republic. It is nearly circular, 13 kilometers long and 11 kilometers wide. During the dry season it can completely run dry.
Map of Iro Lake, Chad
It has been suspected that the depression is the remains of an impact crater.
References
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