Volta Lake
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Volta Lake is one of the world’s largest artificial lakes, formed by the Akosombo Dam on the Volta River in Ghana and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power, transportation, and fishing.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | artificial lake ⓘ |
| affectsCommunity | resettled communities displaced by flooding ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOnShore |
Ada Foah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akosombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kete Krachi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Volta River Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Akosombo Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Akosombo Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kpong Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale fisheries
ⓘ
timber salvage from submerged forests ⓘ |
| hasFerryService | Volta Lake Transport Company ferries ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Dodi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflow |
Black Volta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oti River NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ White Volta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 400 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Bono East Region, Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oti Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta Region, Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerValleyOf | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 75 metres ⓘ |
| operator | Volta River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Volta River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| rankBySurfaceArea | one of the world’s largest artificial lakes ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| shoreLength | over 4800 kilometres ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 8500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| use |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| watercourse | Volta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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