This is a list of lakes of Ethiopia , located completely or partially within the country's borders.
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Lakes
Name
Area (km² )
Elevation (MAMSL )
Type
Region
Coordinates
Remarks
Lake Abaya
1,162
1,285
Freshwater lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
6°26′00″N 37°53′00″E / 6.4333°N 37.8833°E / 6.4333; 37.8833
Lake Abbe
320
243
Salt lake
Afar Region
11°10′00″N 41°47′00″E / 11.1666°N 41.7833°E / 11.1666; 41.7833
Lake Abijatta
205
1,573
Salt lake
Oromia Region
7°37′00″N 38°36′00″E / 7.6166°N 38.6°E / 7.6166; 38.6
Lake Afambo
35
339
Freshwater lake
Afar Region
11°25′00″N 41°41′00″E / 11.4166°N 41.6833°E / 11.4166; 41.6833
Lake Afrera
100
−102
Salt lake
Afar Region
13°17′00″N 40°55′00″E / 13.2833°N 40.9166°E / 13.2833; 40.9166
Lake Ashenge
20
2,409
Salt lake
Amhara Region
12°34′50″N 39°30′00″E / 12.5805°N 39.5°E / 12.5805; 39.5
Lake Hawassa
129
1,686
Freshwater lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
7°02′24″N 38°29′16″E / 7.0401°N 38.4879°E / 7.0401; 38.4879
Lake Bario
22.16
339
-
Afar Region
11°22′31″N 41°37′33″E / 11.3753°N 41.6258°E / 11.3753; 41.6258
Lake Basaka
42.6
950
Salt lake
Oromia Region
8°52′00″N 39°52′00″E / 8.8666°N 39.8666°E / 8.8666; 39.8666
Lake Chamo
317
1,110
Freshwater lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
5°50′00″N 37°33′00″E / 5.8333°N 37.55°E / 5.8333; 37.55
Lake Chew Bahir
343
570
Salt lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
4°43′00″N 36°57′00″E / 4.7166°N 36.95°E / 4.7166; 36.95
Lake Tirba
1.5
2,224
Crater Lake
Amhara Region
9°31′12″N 37°12′57″E / 9.5199°N 37.2159°E / 9.5199; 37.2159
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
1,874
155
Reservoir
Currently Amhara Region
11°12′05″N 35°06′32″E / 11.2014°N 35.1088°E / 11.2014; 35.1088
Under construction on the Blue Nile (2018)
Lake Gummare
60
-
Freshwater lake
Afar Region
11°32′00″N 41°40′00″E / 11.5333°N 41.6666°E / 11.5333; 41.6666
Lake Hayq
23
2,030
Freshwater lake
Amhara Region
11°20′00″N 39°43′00″E / 11.3333°N 39.7166°E / 11.3333; 39.7166
Lake Hardibo
16
2,136
Freshwater lake
Amhara Region
11°14′00″N 39°46′18″E / 11.2333°N 39.7716°E / 11.2333; 39.7716
Lake Haramaya
-
2,010
Freshwater lake
Oromia Region
9°24′18″N 42°00′16″E / 9.4049°N 42.0045°E / 9.4049; 42.0045
Dried out from 2011
Lake Kadabassa
-
562
-
Afar Region
10°12′11″N 40°29′29″E / 10.203°N 40.4914°E / 10.203; 40.4914
Lake Karum
50
−120
Salt lake
Afar Region
14°01′00″N 40°25′00″E / 14.0166°N 40.4166°E / 14.0166; 40.4166
Koka Reservoir
180
1,595
Reservoir
Oromia Region
8°26′00″N 39°02′00″E / 8.4333°N 39.0333°E / 8.4333; 39.0333
Lake Langano
230
1,585
Freshwater lake
Oromia Region
7°36′00″N 38°43′00″E / 7.6°N 38.7166°E / 7.6; 38.7166
Lake Shala
329
1,558
Salt lake
Oromia Region
7°29′00″N 38°32′00″E / 7.4833°N 38.5333°E / 7.4833; 38.5333
Lake Tana
3,060
1,788
Freshwater lake
Amhara Region
12°00′N 37°30′E / 12°N 37.5°E / 12; 37.5
Lake Turkana
6,405
361
Salt lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
3°35′00″N 36°07′00″E / 3.5833°N 36.1166°E / 3.5833; 36.1166
Most of the lake is in Kenya
Lake Zway
440
1,636
Freshwater lake
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Oromia
8°00′00″N 38°50′00″E / 8°N 38.8333°E / 8; 38.8333
Lake Zengena
1
2,500
Freshwater lake
Amhara Region
10°54′50″N 36°58′00″E / 10.9138°N 36.9666°E / 10.9138; 36.9666
Crater lake
Lakes not confirmed with coordinates
Lake Chelelektu
Lake Gargori
Lake Laitali
See also
List of lakes of Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 17:41