Lake Mbakaou, also known as Mbakaou reservoir, is an artificial lake in

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

. The lake was formed by the construction of a dam and is fed by the

Sanaga River The Sanaga River (formerly ) is the largest river in Cameroon located in East Region (Cameroon), East Region, Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region and Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Its length is about from the confluence of Dj ...

. The closest settlement is the fishing village of Mbakaou. The lake's surface area has been calculated at 500 km², but can fluctuate as the volume of the lake changes.Zebaze, Arnaud & Adoua, Njueya & Kwékam, Maurice & Emile, Temgoua. (2020). Assessment of Hydrogeoelectrical Characteristics of Crystalline Aquifers and Groundwaters Quality in Adamawa Plateau: Case of Mbakaou (Adamawa - Cameroon). Environmental and Earth Sciences Research Journal. 7. 153-163. 10.18280/eesrj.070405.

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Lakes of Cameroon {{Cameroon-stub