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Lake, western Nicaragua. It occupies an area of 400 sq mi (1,035 sq km), extending 36 mi (58 km) long and 16 mi (25 km) wide. Located north of the city of Managua, it is fed by numerous streams rising in the central highlands and is drained by the Tipitapa River, which flows into Lake Nicaragua. Momotombo Volcano (4,199 ft [1,280 m]) is on the northwestern shore.

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Lake Managua
Lago de Managua
Lago Xolotlán
Lake Managua  Lago de Managua  Lago Xolotlán - from space, January 1986. North is to the left
from space, January 1986. North is to the left
Location 12°20′N 86°25′WCoordinates: 12°20′N 86°25′W
Basin countries Nicaragua
Max length 65 km
Max width 25 km

Lake Managua (also known as Lake Xolotlán) (located at 12°20′N, 86°25′W) is a lake in Nicaragua. The (Spanish) name is Lago de Managua or Lago Xolotlán. It is approximately 65 kilometres (40 miles) long and 25 kilometres (15 miles) wide. Similarly to the name of Lake Nicaragua, its name was coined by the Spanish conquerors from "Mangue" (their name for the Mánkeme tribes) and agua ("water"). The city of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, lies on its southwestern shore.

The lake has been severely polluted, in part by Kodak dumping mercury into the lake in the 1950s, but mostly by decades of waste sewer being dumped on the lake. Despite the pollution, some of the people of Managua still live along the lake's banks and eat the fish.

It rose 3 metres (10 feet) in five days during Hurricane Mitch in 1998, destroying the homes of many who lived on its edge.

It is also joined by the Tipitapa River to another lake, Lake Nicaragua; however, due to the extreme pollution, the bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua can't join Lake Managua.

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