What is Lake Volta?
[[File:Volta river black white red descriptions.PNG|thumb|A map of the [[Volta River]] and Lake Volta]] '''Lake Volta''' is a large [[lake]] in [[Ghana]], west Africa. Humans created the lake in 1964 by building the Akosombo Dam on the [[Volta River]]. The [[dam]] generates [[hydroelectric power]] from falling water. Lake Volta's area is about {{convert|8500|km2|mi2}}. It holds about {{convert|149|km3|mi3}} of water. The Black Volta, White Volta, and Oti Rivers flow into the lake. The whole lake is a [[reservoir]] along the Volta River. When the water level is lower, the northern parts become more like a river and less like a lake. The area of the lake shrinks and it becomes narrower. The water level is the highest in August to September, and the lowest in May to July.<ref>{{cite book|title=Review of tropical reservoirs and their fisheries: the cases of Lake Nasser, Lake Volta, and Indo-Gangetic Basin reservoir |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9789251067413 |last=Zwieten |first=P. A. van |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |date=2011 |isbn=9789251067413}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Geography of Ghana|Volta]] [[Category:Lakes of Africa|Volta]] {{geo-stub}}