Lake Manantali

Lake Manantali
View from space. The Manantali Dam is at the top left corner of the lake, with the Bafing River running towards Senegal to the northwest. The river continues directly south.
Lake Manantali
Coordinates13°09′29″N 10°20′38″W / 13.158°N 10.344°W / 13.158; -10.344
Typeartificial
Primary inflowsBafing River
Primary outflowsBafing River
Basin countriesMali
Surface area477 km2 (184 sq mi)
Water volume11.3 billion cubic metres (9.2×10^6 acre⋅ft)
SettlementsManantali, Tondidji

Lake Manantali is a large artificial lake, formed by the 1989 construction of the Manantali Dam, on the Bafing River in Mali. Its northern point is located 90 km to the south-east of the city of Bafoulabé.

Manantali Dam
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