Lake Sélingué

Lake Sélingué is a 409 km2 artificial lake in Mali's Sikasso Region, formed by the Sélingué Hydroelectric dam on the Sankarani River.

Its southwestern arm forms part of the border with Guinea.

Lake Sélingué, rising and falling in the rainy and dry seasons, allows agriculture on the irrigated perimeters, managed by the Office of Rural Development of Sélingué, as well as fishing.

Since its creation, numerous communities have grown along the lake, the two largest being the towns of La Carrière and Faraba.

[1] Sélingué is Mali's second largest artificial lake (reservoir) after Lake Manantali, created by the construction of the Manantali dam in 1988.

Lake Sélingué seen from space.