Local favourite lake · Sool, Somalia
Colow
Colow is a lake in Sool, Somalia.
Colow: 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 Colow
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 Colow — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 9.55119, 46.26603. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Colow
- Buur Dhaab · viewpoint · Sool · ~58 km · Must-see
- Daba Dhiddin · viewpoint · Sool · ~21 km
- Gerigoaan · viewpoint · Sool · ~32 km
- Xabaji · viewpoint · Sool · ~40 km
- Dhalacad · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~43 km
- Shan Karoor · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~43 km
- Gal Kal Shiikh · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~46 km
- Gadh Gumareed · viewpoint · Sool · ~50 km
- Tukeraq · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~51 km
- Dhoobo · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~52 km
- Daba Dheryood · viewpoint · Sool · ~54 km
- Tuur Ciinle · viewpoint · Sool · ~58 km
- Murjibo · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~59 km
- Dhegati · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~63 km
- Laba Garday · viewpoint · Sool · ~63 km
- Rijimo · attraction · Sanaag · ~64 km
- Malxu · viewpoint · Sanaag · ~64 km
- Maregle · attraction · Sanaag · ~65 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Colow
- Abokor Soofe · lake · Sool · ~7 km
- Faarax Geedi · lake · Sool · ~8 km
- Caraale · lake · Sool · ~17 km
- Negeger · lake · Sahil · ~102 km
- Berkad · lake · Togdheer · ~121 km
- Balli Samatar · lake · Togdheer · ~130 km
- Cagbuur · lake · Togdheer · ~142 km
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Frequently asked
Is Colow full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Colow yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Colow?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Colow?
Nearby: Buur Dhaab (viewpoint, 58 km), Daba Dhiddin (viewpoint, 21 km), Gerigoaan (viewpoint, 32 km), Xabaji (viewpoint, 40 km), Dhalacad (viewpoint, 43 km), Shan Karoor (viewpoint, 43 km).