Kaptai Lake
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Kaptai Lake | |
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Location | South-Eastern Bangladesh |
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Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Karnaphuli River |
Primary outflows | Karnaphuli River |
Catchment area | 11,000 km² |
Basin countries | Bangladesh |
Kaptai Lake is a man-made lake in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Kaptai upazila of Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric project.