Toshka Lakes
| Toshka Lakes | |
|---|---|
The Toshka lakes and Lake Nasser in 2021 | |
| Location | New Valley Governorate |
| Coordinates | 23°06′N 30°54′E / 23.1°N 30.9°E |
| Type | Endorheic lake |
| Primary inflows | Nile-Lake Nasser via Sadat Canal |
| Basin countries | Egypt |
| Surface area | 1,450 km2 (560 sq mi) (2000) 307 km2 (119 sq mi) (Lowest, 2012) |
| Water volume | 25.26 km3 (10 cu mi) (2000) |
Toshka Lakes (Arabic: بحيرات توشكى, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [boħeˈɾæːt ˈtoʃkæ]) is the name given to recently formed endorheic lakes in the Sahara Desert of Egypt. Their presence is caused by periodic overflow from Lake Nasser.
The presence of the depression helped establish the Toshka New Valley Project, made possible by the Sheikh Zayed Canal, which starts from the Mubarak pump station to raise water from the creek of Lake Nasser to the canal, and whose aim is to develop the southern valley area.