Oguta Lake
| Oguta Lake | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Imo State |
| Coordinates | 5°42′24″N 6°47′33″E / 5.70667°N 6.79250°ECoordinates: 5°42′24″N 6°47′33″E / 5.70667°N 6.79250°E |
| Primary inflows | Utu, Awbuna and Njaa rivers |
| Basin countries | Nigeria |
| Max. depth | 8 m |
Oguta Lake is the largest natural lake in the Imo State, Nigeria; within the equatorial rainforest region. It is important to the people of Oguta, Orsu, Nkwesi and Awo as a source of water, fish, tourism and an outlet for sewerage.[1] Uhamiri is the goddess of Oguta Lake.[2]
Oguta Lake served as a Biafran army marine base during the Nigerian Civil War.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ "OGUTA LAKE". www.ilec.or.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ Chuku, Gloria (2005). Igbo women and economic transformation in southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 0-415-97210-8.
- ↑ "LakeNet - Lakes". www.worldlakes.org. Retrieved 2008-06-08.