Lake Kossou

Lake Kossou
Coordinates	7°6′N 5°30′W / 7.100°N 5.500°W / 7.100; -5.500Coordinates: 7°6′N 5°30′W / 7.100°N 5.500°W / 7.100; -5.500
Primary inflows	Bandama River
Primary outflows	Bandama River
Basin countries	Côte d'Ivoire
Max. width	89 km (55 mi)

Lake Kossou (French: Lac de Kossou) is the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoire. It lies in the center of the country on the Bandama River. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Bandama River at Kossou (the Kossou Dam). Some 85,000 Baoulé people were displaced by the lake.

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