Lake Volta

Lake Volta (located at ) is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world, and the fourth largest by volume, lying in Ghana and covering almost 8,502 km² (3,275 square miles). Its northernmost point is at the town of Yapei, and southernmost at the Akosombo Dam, 520 kilometers downstream. The dam holds back the White Volta River and the Black Volta River. These two rivers formerly converged to form the Volta River; this river now flows from the dam to the Atlantic Ocean.

The lake was formed in 1965 when the Akosombo Dam was built. Owing to the formation of Lake Volta, 78,000 people were relocated to new townships, along with 200,000 animals belonging to them; 120 buildings were destroyed.

The Akosombo Dam provides electricity for much of the nation. It is also important for transportation, supplied by both ferries and cargo boats.

The Digya National Park lies on part of the lake's west shore.

Translation

The phrase "Lake Volta" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Danish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Catalan: Llac Volta, German: Volta-Stausee, Estonian: Volta järv, Spanish: Lago Volta, Esperanto: Voltao (lago), French: Lac Volta, Italian: Volta (lago), Hebrew: אגם וולטה, Swahili: Volta (ziwa), Dutch: Voltameer, Japanese: ヴォルタ湖, Norwegian (Bokmål): Voltasjøen, Polish: Wolta (jezioro), Portuguese: Lago Volta, Russian: Вольта (озеро), Finnish: Volta (järvi), Swedish: Voltasjön, Thai: ทะเลสาบวอลตา, Chinese: 沃尔特水库.