Lake, any relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size. Geologically defined, lakes are temporary bodies of water.
Below is the List Of Lakes In Ghana
Lake Volta
Lake Volta is the largest lake in Ghana, covering an estimated surface area of 3,283 square miles and 62 feet at average depth.
Construction of the lake commenced in 1961. Over 78,000 people and their livestock were displaced. By 1965, the lake was completed, giving the country the largest human-made waterbody in the region.
Lake Volta can hold over 124,000,000-acre-feet of water within its length of approximately 250 miles.
The water provided by the lake is also used for fishing, irrigation as well as the generation of hydroelectric power for local consumption and export to neighboring countries.
Lake Bosumtwi
Lake Bosumtwi is the second largest and the sole natural lake in Ghana, covering an estimated surface area of 19 square miles.
The lake has a maximum length of 5.3 miles and 5.0 miles in width while the average depth is 148 feet. The lake is located to the South-east of Kumasi within an old crater believed to have been formed by a striking asteroid. The crater is estimated to have a diameter of 6.5 miles while that of the lake is 5 miles.
The depth of Lake Bosumtwi is estimated to be 1,250 feet excluding the depth of sediment deposits. The lake is a major recreational area dominated by people of Ashanti origin with an estimate of 70,000 people from 30 villages drawing their livelihood from the Lake.
Lake Bosumtwi is regarded holy among the Ashanti people, so fishing is only done using wooden vessels due to their traditional belief that the spirits of the dead use the lake to bid goodbye to god Asase.
The lake has a variety of rare fish species which among them are the Hemichromis Frimpong, endemic cichlid, near-end endemic cichlid, Tilapia busumana and T. discolor.
What is the name of the largest natural lake in Ghana?
Lake Bosumtwi is the only natural lake in Ghana.
It is situated within an ancient impact crater that is about 10.5 kilometers (6.5 mi) in diameter.
It is about 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti and is a popular recreational area.