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 | |
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Location | Buyo, Cote d'Ivoire |
Coordinates | 6°18′N 7°06′W / 6.3°N 7.1°W |
Basin countries | Cote d'Ivoire |
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The water quality of the lake has suffered from disposal of untreated effluents and overuse of fertilizers in the surrounding areas.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ivory Coast - Country Listing
- ^ Looking Beyond the Environment - IDRC Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine