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Lake Volta

World's largest man-made reservoir by surface area, located in Ghana

Body of waterreservoirQ201679

Also known as Volta Lake

Length: 550 km
Area: 8,502 km²
Vertical depth: 75 m
Country: Ghana
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Watershed area: 385,180 km²

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Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world by surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). It extends from Akosombo in the south to the northern part of the country southwest of Tamale.

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AIDB. (2026). Lake Volta (Q201679). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/lake-volta-Q201679