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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:reservoir
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gptkbp:catchmentArea
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about 385,000 km²
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Ghana
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gptkbp:createdBy
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gptkb:transportation
fishing
hydroelectric power
irrigation
impoundment of Volta River
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gptkbp:dam
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embankment dam
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gptkbp:elevation
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about 85 m above sea level
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gptkbp:formedBy
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gptkb:Akosombo_Dam
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Akosombo
gptkb:Kete_Krachi
gptkb:Kpando
gptkb:Dambai
gptkb:Yeji
Amedeka
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Volta Lake
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:Black_Volta
gptkb:White_Volta
gptkb:Oti_River
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gptkbp:largestManMadeLakeBySurfaceArea
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true
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gptkbp:length
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about 400 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Ghana
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:Volta_River_Authority
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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about 75 m
about 18.8 m
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Volta_River
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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environmental changes
resettlement of people
Akosombo Dam construction
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:fish
gptkb:bus_route
biodiversity
hydroelectric power generation
displacement of communities
flooding large areas
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gptkbp:outflow
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Lower Volta River
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Volta_River_system
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Bono_East_Region
gptkb:Eastern_Region
gptkb:Northern_Region
gptkb:Volta_Region
gptkb:Oti_Region
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gptkbp:reservoirName
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gptkb:Akosombo_Dam
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gptkbp:surface
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about 8,502 km²
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:transportation
fishing
hydroelectric power
irrigation
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gptkbp:yearCompleted
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1965
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Volta_River_Authority
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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