Lake Piso | |
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Location | Grand Cape Mount County |
Coordinates | 6°44′7″N 11°15′4″W / 6.73528°N 11.25111°W |
Primary inflows | various rivers |
Primary outflows | inlet to the Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Liberia |
Max. length | 19 mi (31 km)[1] |
Max. width | 10 mi (16 km)[1] |
Surface area | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Islands | several (Massatin Island) |
Designated | 2 July 2003 |
Reference no. | 1306[2] |
Lake Piso, also known as Lake Pisu[3] and Fisherman's Lake,[4][5] is an oblong[6] tidal lagoon[1][7] in Grand Cape Mount County in western Liberia, near the town of Robertsport. At an area of 103 km2 (40 sq mi),[6] it is the largest lake in Liberia.[7][8] Its name originates from a local term meaning "pigeon's hole" – a reference to the flocks of pigeons that once came to Lake Piso for water.[6]