Today on #AlaIgboAmaka, we take a trip to the Oguta Lake.
Oguta is located in Imo State and shares boundaries with Anambra, Delta and Rivers States. It lies within the Lower Niger drainage basin. Oguta was one of the first territories used by the British to advance into the...
Oguta is located in Imo State and shares boundaries with Anambra, Delta and Rivers States. It lies within the Lower Niger drainage basin. Oguta was one of the first territories used by the British to advance into the...
Igbo hinterland. As of 2012 Oguta’s population was estimated at 20,000.
Oguta Lake is a lean finger lake formed by deposits of clay, sand, and silt that dammed the lower Njaba river. It is a fine piece of water at 8.05km long and 2.41 km wide and the largest natural lake in..
Oguta Lake is a lean finger lake formed by deposits of clay, sand, and silt that dammed the lower Njaba river. It is a fine piece of water at 8.05km long and 2.41 km wide and the largest natural lake in..
Imo, and the entire South-East Nigeria. The lake is important to the people of oil-rich Njaba River basin including Oguta, Orsu, Mgbidi, Nkwesi, Osemotor, Awo-Omamma and Izombe as a source of water, fish, tourism and an outlet for sewerage. Uhamiri is the goddess of the Lake.
Surrounded by a thick forest of oil palm plantations, Oguta Lake retains a prime spot in tourism destinations in the state. A spectacular spot on this lake is the confluence of the Blue water and the Muddy Urashi River. This is a point where two distinct colours of water “meet”.
The sight of this magnificent ecological wonder is simply mind-blowing and awe-inspiring. This spot is far from shore, so tourists need to board a speedboat for a 15-minute ride into the creeks to experience this wonder of creation. As you approach this magical spot on the lake,
the water splits into two distinct brown and blue colours as they flow side by side without mixing. The beauty of it is that they are not separated by either natural or man-made barriers.
According to the villagers, the two rivers were male and female, man the wife. The blue...
According to the villagers, the two rivers were male and female, man the wife. The blue...
water is known as Ogbuide believed to be female, while the brown water is male known as Urashi. Stories claimed that they had a quarrel and since then they have flowed separately.
Have you been to the Oguta Lake? Tell us about Lakes in your community.
Have you been to the Oguta Lake? Tell us about Lakes in your community.
