Lake Timsah
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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]
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Lake Timsah | |
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Location | Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt |
Coordinates | 30.56667°N 32.28333°E / 30.56667; 32.28333 (Lake Timsah) |
Lake type | Hydrographic |
Surface area | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
Water volume | 80,000,000 m3 (2.8×109 cu ft) |
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