Korle Lagoon

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Korle Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Accra, Ghana, historically significant to the Ga people and known today for severe pollution and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.

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Korle Lagoon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lagoon
lagoon
adjacentTo Agbogbloshie
Central Business District of Accra
Korle Gonno
Old Fadama
associatedProject Korle Lagoon Ecological Restoration Project
Odaw River and Korle Lagoon dredging works
city Accra
climate tropical savanna climate zone
connectedTo Odaw River basin
country Ghana
culturalSignificance sacred water body for Ga people
site of traditional Ga rituals and festivals
environmentalConcern eutrophication
heavy metal contamination
high levels of organic pollution
loss of aquatic biodiversity
public health risks to nearby residents
environmentalStatus heavily polluted
ethnicGroupHistoricallyAssociated Ga people
flowsInto Gulf of Guinea
governingBody Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Government of Ghana
historicalRole center of early Ga settlement in Accra
important in Ga religious cosmology
hydrologicalType tidal lagoon
impact contributes to flooding risk in central Accra when channels are blocked
degraded fisheries and traditional livelihoods for nearby communities
knownFor industrial waste contamination
municipal sewage discharge
severe water pollution
solid waste dumping
locatedIn Accra
Greater Accra Region
locatedOn Gulf of Guinea
near Accra Central
linked to: Accra

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
linked to: Korle-Bu
partOf Atlantic Ocean basin
pollutionSource domestic wastewater from Accra
industrial effluents
informal e‑waste recycling at Agbogbloshie
solid waste dumping from surrounding communities
stormwater runoff carrying urban waste
receivesRiver Odaw River
Onyasia stream
restorationEffort construction of drainage and flood control structures
dredging of silt and waste
plans for wastewater treatment improvements
solid waste management interventions in catchment

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Ga Mashie borderedBy Korle Lagoon