Meiktila Lake

Lake Meiktila
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	Burma
Max. length	7 mi (11 km)
Surface area	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
Sections/sub-basins	north lake, south lake

Lake Meiktila (Burmese: မိတ္ထီလာကန်, pronounced [meiʔtʰìlà kàɴ]) is a lake located near Meiktila, Myanmar (Burma). It is 7 miles (11 km) long, averages half a mile across, and covers an area of 3.5 sq. mile. Mone-Dai dam supplies water to the lake. It is divided into two parts, north lake and south lake. It is divided by a bridge across the lake.

The lake is an artificial irrigation and water reservoir, 7 miles (11 km) long, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide.^[1] Mondai dam supplies water to the lake.

References

1. ^ "Meiktila, Burma". 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Meiktila,_Burma. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 

Coordinates: 20°52′N 95°51′E / 20.867°N 95.85°E / 20.867; 95.85