Lake Apanás

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]

Lake Apanás
Lake Apanás
Location	Jinotega, Nicaragua
Coordinates	13°11′40″N 85°58′35″W / 13.1944957°N 85.9764282°W / 13.1944957; -85.9764282
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tuma River
Primary outflows	Tuma River
Basin countries	Nicaragua
Surface area	45.90 km^2 (17.72 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lago de Apanás-Asturias
Designated	8 November 2001
Reference no.	1137^[1]

It is a source of much of nation's hydropower for the Centro América Power Plant.

References

1. "Lago de Apanás-Asturias". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. Anuario Estadístico 2015 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). INIDE. February 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2017.