Lake Téngréla
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| Lake Téngréla | ||
| Geographical location | Burkina Faso | |
| Drain | → Lafigué → Comoé | |
| Places on the shore | Téngréla | |
| Location close to the shore | Banfora | |
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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particularities |
Hippos |
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The lake tengrela is a lake in southwestern Burkina Faso , near Banfora . It is a local tourist attraction because of the hippos that live there . Since 2009 it has also been on the list of protected wetlands of the Ramsar Convention .
There are numerous floating plants on Lake Téngréla, including water lilies ( Nymphaea lotus , N. guineensis ), water jugs ( Nymphoides ezannoi ), water hazel ( Trapa bicornis ) and water hose ( Utricularia stellaris, etc.).