Lake Managua

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Lake Managua is a large freshwater lake in western Nicaragua, notable for bordering the capital city of Managua and being one of Central America’s major inland water bodies.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lake Managua canonical 32
Lake Managua basin 2
Lago Cocibolca 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
inland water body
lake
adjacentCity Managua
alsoKnownAs Lago Xolotlán
Lago Xolotlán
surface form: Lake Xolotlan
averageDepth approximately 9.5 meters
basinCountry Nicaragua
borders Managua
capitalCityOnShore Managua
connectedBy Tipitapa River
connectedTo Lake Nicaragua
continent North America
country Nicaragua
drainageBasin Caribbean Sea
surface form: Caribbean Sea basin
ecoregion Central American dry forests
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 39 meters
environmentalIssue industrial contamination
sewage discharge
water pollution
hasIsland Momotombito Island
hasRecreation boating
languageOfName Spanish
length approximately 65 kilometers
locatedEastOf Pacific Ocean
locatedIn Nicaragua
surface form: Western Nicaragua
locatedInDepartment Chinandega Department
León Department
Managua Department
locatedOn Central American Volcanic Arc
locatedWestOf Caribbean Sea
majorInlandWaterBodyOf Central America
maximumDepth approximately 20 meters
nearVolcano Apoyeque Volcano
Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes
Momotombo Volcano
northOf Lake Nicaragua
outflow Tipitapa River
partOf Nicaraguan lake system
region Central America
shorelineFeature urban shoreline at Managua
wetlands
surfaceArea approximately 1049 square kilometers
approximately 405 square miles
usedFor fishing
local water supply
transportation
waterType freshwater
width approximately 25 kilometers

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central America hasMajorLake Lake Managua
Lake Nicaragua alsoKnownAs Lake Managua
this entity surface form: Lago Cocibolca
Nicaragua contains Lake Managua
Managua locatedOn Lake Managua
Managua locatedOnShoreOf Lake Managua
Managua locatedOnRiverBasin Lake Managua
this entity surface form: Lake Managua basin
Momotombo overlooks Lake Managua
Momotombo locatedOnShoreOf Lake Managua
Gran Lago connectedTo Lake Managua
Nicaraguan Depression contains Lake Managua
Chinandega Department near Lake Managua
Lago Xolotlán hasAlternativeName Lake Managua
Lago Xolotlán hasAlternativeName Lake Managua
this entity surface form: Lago de Managua
Momotombo Volcano locatedNear Lake Managua
Momotombo Volcano overlooks Lake Managua
Apoyeque Volcano near Lake Managua
Apoyeque Volcano overlooks Lake Managua
León Department near Lake Managua
Lake Tiscapa locatedNear Lake Managua
Lake Tiscapa hasScenicViewOf Lake Managua
Tipitapa River naturalOutletOf Lake Managua
Tipitapa River flowsFrom Lake Managua
Tipitapa River connectsWaterBody Lake Managua
Tipitapa River relatedTo Lake Managua
Momotombito Island locatedIn Lake Managua
Momotombito Island partOf Lake Managua
this entity surface form: Lake Managua basin
Momotombito Island islandInLake Lake Managua
western Nicaragua hasLake Lake Managua
subject surface form: Western Nicaragua
La Paz Centro locatedNear Lake Managua
Depresión Nicaragüense contains Lake Managua
southwestern Nicaragua contains Lake Managua
subject surface form: Southwestern Nicaragua