| Lake Apanás | |
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)  Lake Apanás | |
| Location | Jinotega, Nicaragua |
| Coordinates | 13°11′40″N 85°58′35″W / 13.1944957°N 85.9764282°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Tuma River |
| Primary outflows | Tuma River |
| Basin countries | Nicaragua |
| Surface area | 45.90 km2 (17.72 sq mi) |
| Official name | Lago de Apanás-Asturias |
| Designated | 8 November 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1137[1] |
Lake Apanás is a reservoir located in northern Nicaragua and formed by Mancotal Dam on the Tuma River to the north of Jinotega department (border with Honduras). The reservoir has an area of 45.90 square kilometres.[2]
It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Centro América Power Plant.
References
- ^ "Lago de Apanás-Asturias". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Anuario Estadístico 2015 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). INIDE. February 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2017.