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THE Volta Dam was closed on May 18, 1964, initiating the transformation of a tropical river into one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. This lake will lie between latitudes 6° N. and 9° N. along the 0° meridian. Stretching more than 250 miles, it will eventually cover an area of 3,275 square miles and hold 120 million ft./acre of water. The maximum elevation of the water surface will be maintained at 276 ft. above sea-level and the seasonal variation in depth will be 8–10 ft.
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BISWAS, S. Oxygen and Phytoplankton Changes in the Newly Forming Volta Lake in Ghana. Nature 209, 218–219 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209218a0
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