Lake Volta, the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on 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 (3,282+1⁄2 sq mi).[1] It extends from Akosombo in the south to the northern part of the country.[2][3]
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to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of LakeVolta. The source of the Black Volta is in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso, close to Mount...
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would appear on the list: Lake Kariba at 26th, Bratsk Reservoir, LakeVolta, Lake Nasser, Manicouagan Reservoir, and Lake Guri. Estuaries and lagoons...
Africa's fourth-largest artificial lake, situated in the Tete Province in Mozambique. In Africa, only LakeVolta in Ghana, Lake Kariba, on the Zambezi upstream...
International Lake Environment Committee – VoltaLake Archived 6 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Maccallum, Ian. "Smallwood Reservoir". International Lake Environment...
damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's LakeVolta, with a water surface of 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)...
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locks on the outlet of Lake Superior make it possible to artificially control the lake level. Certainly, the great majority of the lake is natural. However...
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Volta River Angongwi Todzie River LakeVolta Afram River River Asukawkaw Oti River Mo River Atakora River Sene River Daka River Pru River Black Volta...
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island in Ghana, located 5 kilometres (3 nmi; 3 mi) off the shore of LakeVolta. It is a tourist destination and was a landing place for the cruise ship...
100 tons of marine varieties and 35,000 tons of freshwater fish from LakeVolta. The industry was hit by fuel shortages, inadequate storage facilities...
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