Kaptai Lake

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Kaptai Lake
Location	South-Eastern Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°29′45″N, 92°13′45″ECoordinates: 22°29′45″N, 92°13′45″E
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Karnaphuli River
Primary outflows	Karnaphuli River
Catchment area	11,000 km²
Basin countries	Bangladesh

Kaptai Lake is a man-made lake in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Kaptai upazila of Rangamati District of Chittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of building the Kaptai Dam on the Karnaphuli River, as part of the Karnaphuli Hydro-electric project.

Kaptai Lake	Kaptai Lake near Tabalchhari	Boat on Kaptai Lake during monsoon	Sunset on Kaptai Lake
Bridge over Kaptai Lake