MANAGUA, LAKE


Meaning of MANAGUA, LAKE in English

or Xolotlan

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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