Lake Apanás

Reservoir in Jinotega, Nicaragua
13°11′40″N 85°58′35″W / 13.1944957°N 85.9764282°W / 13.1944957; -85.9764282TypereservoirPrimary inflowsTuma RiverPrimary outflowsTuma RiverBasin countriesNicaraguaSurface area45.90 km2 (17.72 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLago de Apanás-AsturiasDesignated8 November 2001Reference no.1137[1]

Lake Apanás is a reservoir located in northern Nicaragua and formed by Mancotal Dam on the Tuma River to the north of Jinotega department (border with Honduras). The reservoir has an area of 45.90 square kilometres.[2]

It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Centro América Power Plant.

References

  1. ^ "Lago de Apanás-Asturias". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Anuario Estadístico 2015 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). INIDE. February 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2017.


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