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Oguta Lake
  • Ogbuide (Igbo)
  • Ughamiri (Igbo)
Oguta Lake is located in Nigeria
Oguta Lake
Oguta Lake
LocationImo State
Coordinates5°42′24″N 6°47′33″E / 5.70667°N 6.79250°E / 5.70667; 6.79250
Primary inflowsUtu, Awbana, Orashi and Njaba rivers
Basin countriesNigeria
Max. depth8 m (26 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Designated30 April 2008
Reference no.1757[1]

Oguta Lake is a lean 'finger lake' formed by the damming of the lower Njaba River with alluvium.[2] it is the largest natural lake in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria;[3] within the equatorial rainforest region of Niger Delta.[3] [4] Oguta Lake's catchment area comprises the drainage area of the Njaba River and a part of the River Niger floodplain in the region south of Onitsha.[3][5]

  1. ^ "Oguta Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Floyd, Barry (1969). Eastern Nigeria. Springer. p. 89. ISBN 9781349006663. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c OGUNKOYA, Prof. O.O. (2007). "Oguta Lake" (PDF). Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands(RIS) (2006–2008): 4.
  4. ^ "Five things to know about Oguta Lake, where two rivers meet without comi". RefinedNG. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ^ Duru, Victor (2022-06-01). "Oguta lake: 'Mysterious' lake in Imo state where two 'angry' rivers don't mix up". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-07-25.

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