Lake Timsah
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. 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. In 1862, the lake was filled with waters from the Red Sea, and became part of the Suez Canal.
| Lake Timsah | |
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Map of the Nile Delta showing Lake Timsah at center right. | |
Lake Timsah | |
| Location | Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30.56667°N 32.28333°E |
| 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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