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The construction of the Akosombo Dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area. [2] Lake Volta was formed between 1962 and 1966 and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, who represented 1% of the population. [14]
Lake Volta (French: Lac 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 (3,283 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km 2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km 2 (3,300 sq mi).
Lake Alan Henry The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas . Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lake Volta — a huge reservoir on the lower Volta River in Ghana, impounded by the Akosombo Dam The main article for this category is Lake Volta . Pages in category "Lake Volta"
2 When was the dam built? 1 comment. 3 1961-1964 is correct. 1 comment. 4 Volta lake. 2 comments. 5 Child labour. 1 comment. 6 Fourth Largest Reservoir? 2 comments. 7 ...
The White Volta River and its tributary Black Volta, flow south through Ghana to Lake Volta, the world's third-largest reservoir by volume and largest by surface area, formed by the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam, [87] completed in 1965. [88] The Volta flows out of Lake Volta into the Gulf of Guinea. [89]
Akosombo Port's signage. The Akosombo Port is a port on Lake Volta. It is located near the Akosombo Dam at Akosombo. [1] See also