🌊 Lake Tana

Ethiopia · Africa · 1,788 m · 12.00°N, 37.25°E

Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and a source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately 84 kilometres long and 66 kilometres wide, with a maximum depth of 15 metres, and an elevation of 1,788 metres. Lake Tana is fed by the Gilgel Abay, Reb and Gumara rivers. Its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 square kilometres, depending on season and rainfall. The lake level has been regulated since the construction of the control weir where the lake discharges into the Blue Nile. This controls the flow to the Blue Nile Falls and hydro-power station.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	1,788 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	12.00°N, 37.25°E · view on map

Lake Tana sits at 1,788 m in Ethiopia, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Ethiopia

Lake Abijatta · Zengena Lake · Lake Abaya · Lake Ziway · Lake Basaka · Lake Karum · Lake Langano · Lake Afrera · Lake Ashenge · Lake Gummare.

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