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Lake Apanás

Coordinates: 13°11′40″N 85°58′35″W / 13.1944957°N 85.9764282°W / 13.1944957; -85.9764282
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Lake Apanás
Lake Apanás is located in Nicaragua
Lake Apanás
Lake Apanás
LocationJinotega, Nicaragua
Coordinates13°11′40″N 85°58′35″W / 13.1944957°N 85.9764282°W / 13.1944957; -85.9764282
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTuma River
Primary outflowsTuma River
Basin countriesNicaragua
Surface area45.90 km2 (17.72 sq mi)
Official nameLago de Apanás-Asturias
Designated8 November 2001
Reference 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

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  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.