Local favourite lake · Trarza, Mauritania
Gao
Gao is a lake in Trarza, Mauritania.
Gao: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Gao
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Gao — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 16.56667, -15.40000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gao
- Baron Roger · fort · Saint-Louis Region · ~41 km
- Site d'eau de Ndiaw · viewpoint · Saint-Louis Region · ~44 km
- Lake R'Kiz · lake · Trarza · ~44 km
- Réserve animalière d’Amboura · sanctuary · Saint-Louis Region · ~45 km
- Mosquée Niary · fort · Saint-Louis Region · ~50 km
- Bou El Mogdad بو المقداد · attraction · Saint-Louis Region · ~52 km
- Timeye Wolof · fort · Saint-Louis Region · ~60 km
- Forêt Classée de Gani · sanctuary · Trarza · ~5 km
- Gaé · attraction · Saint-Louis Region · ~7 km
- Grande Mosquée de Gaé · dargah · Saint-Louis Region · ~7 km
- Guidayo · lake · Trarza · ~7 km
- Tîchilît el Khaïlé · sanctuary · Trarza · ~10 km
- Grande Mosquée Dagana · dargah · Saint-Louis Region · ~15 km
- La reine Ndaté Yalla · attraction · Saint-Louis Region · ~16 km
- Mbegt Rama · viewpoint · Trarza · ~16 km
- Sokam · viewpoint · Trarza · ~18 km
- Sekeïrim · viewpoint · Trarza · ~19 km
- Forêt Classée de Dagana · sanctuary · ~19 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gao
- Lake Guiers · lake · Louga Region · ~89 km · Must-see
- Lake R'Kiz · lake · Trarza · ~44 km
- Diama Dam · lake · ~144 km
- Guidayo · lake · Trarza · ~7 km
- Laououaja · lake · Trarza · ~21 km
- Lac Rkîz · lake · Trarza · ~39 km
- Ti-n-Yeddir · lake · Trarza · ~45 km
- Bakh · lake · Trarza · ~58 km
- Gouére · lake · ~76 km
- Guène · lake · Saint-Louis Region · ~79 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gao full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Gao yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Gao?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Gao?
Nearby: Baron Roger (fort, 41 km), Site d'eau de Ndiaw (viewpoint, 44 km), Lake R'Kiz (lake, 44 km), Réserve animalière d’Amboura (sanctuary, 45 km), Mosquée Niary (fort, 50 km), Bou El Mogdad بو المقداد (attraction, 52 km).