Primary inflows Basin countries Côte d'Ivoire Outflow location Bandama River | Primary outflows Bandama River Max. width 89 km (55 mi) Inflow source Bandama River | |
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Similar Kossou Dam, Karymsky, Comoé National Park, Mount Richard‑Molard, Abokouamekro Game Reserve | ||
Lake Kossou (French: Lac de 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 damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 85,000 Baoulé people were displaced by the lake.
Map of Lake Kossou, The Ivory Coast
References
Lake Kossou Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA