Lake Buyo

Lake Buyo (French: Lac de Buyo) is an artificial lake in western Côte d'Ivoire on the Sassandra River. It was formed by the construction of the Buyo Dam at Buyo in 1980.[1]

Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo
LocationBuyo, Cote d'Ivoire
Coordinates6.3°N 7.1°W / 6.3; -7.1
Basin countriesCote d'Ivoire

The water quality of the lake has suffered from disposal of untreated effluents and overuse of fertilizers in the surrounding areas.[2]

References
  1. Ivory Coast - Country Listing
  2. Looking Beyond the Environment - IDRC Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine


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