| Oguta Lake | |
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  Oguta Lake | |
| Location | Imo State |
| Coordinates | 5°42′24″N 6°47′33″E / 5.70667°N 6.79250°E |
| Primary inflows | Utu, Awbana, Orashi and Njaba rivers |
| Basin countries | Nigeria |
| Max. depth | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Designated | 30 April 2008 |
| Reference no. | 1757[1] |
Oguta Lake is a lean 'finger lake' formed by the damming of the lower Njaba River with alluvium.[2] it is the largest natural lake in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria;[3] within the equatorial rainforest region of Niger Delta.[3] [4] Oguta Lake's catchment area comprises the drainage area of the Njaba River and a part of the River Niger floodplain in the region south of Onitsha.[3][5]
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- ^ Floyd, Barry (1969). Eastern Nigeria. Springer. p. 89. ISBN 9781349006663. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c OGUNKOYA, Prof. O.O. (2007). "Oguta Lake" (PDF). Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands(RIS) (2006–2008): 4.
- ^ "Five things to know about Oguta Lake, where two rivers meet without comi". RefinedNG. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- ^ Duru, Victor (2022-06-01). "Oguta lake: 'Mysterious' lake in Imo state where two 'angry' rivers don't mix up". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-07-25.