Lake Mbakaou, also known as Mbakaou reservoir, is an artificial lake in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. The lake was formed by the construction of a dam and is fed by the

Sanaga River The Sanaga River (formerly german: Zannaga) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region, Centre Region and Littoral Region. Its length is about from the confluence of Djérem and Lom River. The total length of Sanaga-Djérem Rive ...

. The closest settlement is the fishing village of Mbakaou. The lake's surface area has been calculated at 500 km2, but can fluctuate as the volume of the lake changes.Zebaze, Arnaud & Adoua, Njueya & Kwékam, Maurice & Emile, Temgoua. (2020). Assessment of Hydrogeoelectrical Characteristics of Crystalline Aquifers and Groundwaters Quality in Adamawa Plateau: Case of Mbakaou (Adamawa - Cameroon). Environmental and Earth Sciences Research Journal. 7. 153-163. 10.18280/eesrj.070405.

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