Iro lake

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Iro lake
Lake Iro.jpg
Geographical location Moyen-Chari region ; Chad
Tributaries Salamat
Drain none
Islands no
Places on the shore Boum Kabir
Location close to the shore At Timan
Data
Coordinates 10 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 10 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
Lake Iro (Chad)
Iro lake
Altitude above sea level f1386 m
surface 110 km²dep1
length 13 kmdep1
width 11 kmdep1

particularities

Endorheic ; Periodic waters

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The Iro Lake is a lake in central Africa.

location

The temporarily water-bearing lake is located in an inland delta in the Moyen-Chari region in southeastern Chad . The Iro Lake is approx. 387 meters above sea level and covers an area of ​​approx. 100 km² on average. The lakeshore is covered by herbaceous vegetation.

Ecological importance

There is little human influence on the lake, but it is an important fishing center in the region, so 1000 tons of fish are caught each year in the lake and in the adjacent floodplains of the Salamat. The Iro Lake has been part of the Ramsar area Plaines d'inondation des Bahr Aouk et Salamat since 2006 , which is of supraregional importance and is one of the largest protected areas of this type worldwide.

Water balance

In the summer and autumn months, it is fed by the eastern arm of the Salamat , which forks seven kilometers southwest of the lake. The lake is about 100 kilometers north of the border with the Central African Republic . It is almost oval, 15 kilometers long and 7 kilometers wide. During longer dry periods the lake can fall completely dry.

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