| Lake Timsah | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Nile Delta showing Lake Timsah at center right. | |
  Lake Timsah | |
| Location | Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°34′00″N 32°17′00″E / 30.56667°N 32.28333°E |
| Lake type | Hydrographic |
| Surface area | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Water volume | 80,000,000 m3 (2.8×109 cu ft) |
Lake Timsah, also known as Crocodile Lake (Arabic: بُحَيْرة التِّمْسَاح); is a lake in Egypt on the Nile delta. It lies in a basin developed along a fault extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez through the Bitter Lakes region.[1] In 1800, a flood filled the Wadi Tumilat, which caused Timsah's banks to overflow and moved water south into the Bitter Lakes about nine miles (14 km) away.[2] In 1862, the lake was filled with waters from the Red Sea, and became part of the Suez Canal.[3]
- ^ Gmirkin, Russell E. (2006). Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 231. ISBN 0-567-02592-6.
- ^ Hoffmeier, p.43
- ^ Stanley, p.32