Data Summary: Volta Lake
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| Site Name |
AFR-16 |
Photo : N. B. Ayibotele |
| Lake Name |
Volta Lake |
| State |
- |
| Country |
Ghana |
| Latitude |
7:4N |
| Longitude |
1:0E |
| Altitude [m] |
85 |
| Surface area [m2] |
8,502,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
148,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
75 |
Mean depth [m] |
18.8 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
2.5 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
4,800,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
4.3 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
385,180,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
- |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Polymictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
40,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
5,689,205 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
36 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.295281583 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.015664637 |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
808.5996955 |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
5.8087 |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
Not Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
None |
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