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Lake Oku

Field	Value
name	Lake Oku
image	Lake Oku Cameroon.jpg
coords
type	Crater lake
basin_countries	Cameroon
area	243 ha
depth	32 m
max-depth	52 m
elevation	2227 m
pushpin_map	Cameroon#Africa
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Lake Oku in Cameroon.

|max-depth = 52 m

Lake Oku is a crater lake on the Bamenda Plateau in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is located at 2227 m on Mount Oku, and is completely surrounded by cloud forest.

The lake lies in an explosion crater formed in the last phase of development of the Oku Massif, a large volcanic field with a diameter of about 100 km. Mount Oku is a stratovolcano that rises to 3,011 m.{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K48ZMBWtoi4C&pg=PA35

The lake is the only known habitat of the Lake Oku Clawed Frog. The surrounding Kilum-Ijim Forest is a nature reserve, set up by BirdLife International, and home to many rare species.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708112653/http://www.cameroontourist.com/cameroon-desitinations/lakeokuboyodivisionnwregion |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead

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