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Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou is located in Ivory Coast
Lake Kossou
Lake Kossou
Coordinates07°09′00″N 05°35′24″W / 7.15000°N 5.59000°W / 7.15000; -5.59000
Primary inflowsBandama River
Primary outflowsBandama River
Basin countriesCôte d'Ivoire
Max. width45 km (28 mi)

Lake Kossou (French: Lac de Kossou) is Côte d'Ivoire's largest lake. It lies on the Bandama River in the center of the country. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 75,000 Baoulé people were displaced by the lake.

Map of Côte d'Ivoire showing the centrally located Lake Kossou

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