Lake Apanás is a
reservoir located in northern
Nicaragua and formed by
Mancotal Dam
The Mancotal Dam is an embankment dam on the Tuma River near Asturias in Jinotega Department, Nicaragua. It forms Lake Apanás, the largest reservoir in the country. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports ...
on the
Tuma River
The Tuma River is a river located in Nicaragua. The length of the Tuma is .
The river, a left tributary of the Río Grande de Matagalpa, is located in the Jinotega and Matagalpa Departments, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, and South Cari ...
to the north of
Jinotega
Jinotega () (derived from Náhuatl: ''Xiotenko'' ‘place next to the jiñocuajo trees’) is the capital city of the Department of Jinotega in north-central Nicaragua.
The city is located in a long valley surrounded by the cool climate and Da ...
department (border with
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
). The reservoir has an area of 45.90 square kilometres.
It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Centro América Power Plant.
References
Apanas, Lake
Ramsar sites in Nicaragua
Jinotega Department
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