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Lake Apanás

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Type
  
reservoir

Primary outflows
  
Tuma River

Surface area
  
51 km (20 sq mi)

Outflow location
  
Tuma River

Primary inflows
  
Tuma River

Basin countries
  
Nicaragua

Area
  
51 km²

Inflow source
  
Tuma River

Lake Apanás wwwnicaraguamagazinecomwpcontentuploads2012

Official name
  
Lago de Apanás-Asturias

Lake Apanás is a reservoir located in northern Nicaragua and formed by Mancotal Dam on the Tuma River to the north of Jinotega department (border with Honduras). The reservoir has an area of 51 square kilometers.

Map of Lake Apan%C3%A1s, Nicaragua

It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Centro América Power Plant.

References

Lake Apanás Wikipedia