Lake Katam | |
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Location | Sahara Chad |
Coordinates | 19°1′N 20°30′E / 19.017°N 20.500°E |
Primary inflows | subsurface; evaporation |
Primary outflows | subsurface |
Basin countries | Chad |
Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Surface elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
The Lake Katam is one of the larger lakes in Ounianga Kebir, a lake system in the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region in the north-east basin of Chad. These lakes are notable for their running in the north–south headlands, by the Trade wind are formed. They are the remnant of a much larger lake, that filled the basin during the so-called green Sahara-time, which lasted from about BC 10000–1500.