| Lake Piso | |
|---|---|
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  Lake Piso | |
| 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]
- ^ a b c Fox, Butterflies of Liberia, p. 26.
- ^ "Lake Piso". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Walters, Guanya Pau, p. 79.
- ^ Cole, The Liberian Yearbook, p. 192.
- ^ Nelson, Liberia, a Country Study, p. 47.
- ^ a b c Streissguth, Liberia in Pictures, p. 10.
- ^ a b Hughes et al., Directory of African Wetlands, p. 387.
- ^ Streissguth, Liberia in Pictures, p. 72.