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 is located in Ivory Coast
Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo
LocationBuyo, Cote d'Ivoire
Coordinates6.3°N 7.1°W / 6.3; -7.1
Basin countriesCote d'Ivoire
Map of the Ivory Coast showing Lake Buyo in the west of the country

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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