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.

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Volta Lake canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
affectsCommunity resettled communities displaced by flooding
basinCountry Ghana
cityOnShore Ada Foah
Akosombo
Kete Krachi
Yeji
completionDate 1965
constructionStartDate 1961
continent Africa
country Ghana
createdByProject Volta River Project
formedBy Akosombo Dam
formedYear 1965
hasDam Akosombo Dam
Kpong Dam
hasEconomicActivity small-scale fisheries
timber salvage from submerged forests
hasFerryService Volta Lake Transport Company ferries
hasIsland Dodi Island
inflow Black Volta
Oti River
linked to: Oti River basin

Volta River
White Volta
length about 400 kilometres
locatedIn Ghana
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bono East Region, Ghana
Eastern Region, Ghana
Northern Region, Ghana
Oti Region, Ghana
linked to: Oti Region of Ghana

Savannah Region, Ghana
Volta Region, Ghana
locatedInFormerValleyOf Volta River
locatedOnRiver Volta River
maximumDepth about 75 metres
operator Volta River Authority
outflow Volta River
partOf Volta River basin
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

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Eastern Region containsWaterBody Volta Lake
Bono East Region hasBodyOfWater Volta Lake
Guang Gonja isSpokenNear Volta Lake