Lake Managua

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freshwater lake inland water body lake

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.

Aliases (2)

Lago Cocibolca ×1
Lake Managua basin ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freshwater lake → inland water body → lake →
adjacentCity	Managua →
alsoKnownAs	Lago Xolotlán → Lake Xolotlan →
averageDepth	approximately 9.5 meters →
basinCountry	Nicaragua NERFINISHED →
borders	Managua →
capitalCityOnShore	Managua →
connectedBy	Tipitapa River →
connectedTo	Lake Nicaragua →
continent	North America →
country	Nicaragua NERFINISHED →
drainageBasin	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	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 (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nicaragua → Nicaraguan Depression →	contains
Managua → Momotombo →	locatedOnShoreOf
Lake Nicaragua ("Lago Cocibolca") →	alsoKnownAs
Managua Department →	bordersBodyOfWater
Gran Lago →	connectedTo
Central America →	hasMajorLake
Managua →	locatedOn
Managua ("Lake Managua basin") →	locatedOnRiverBasin
Momotombo →	overlooks